LEKI Carbonlite Aergon Antishock Trekking Pole Review

By Greg Goodson May 18, 2009

I, like Daniel, have been drooling over the LEKI Carbonlite Aergon Antishock Trekking Poles for a while. Finally, after dancing around the idea of becoming a pole person, I decided the benefits were there and bought them to try it out. As an ultra-light junkie, I had to get these poles, as they were the lightest I had seen.

I have used the poles about 10x now, and I have to say I am very pleased with my purchase. Yes, they are probably the most expensive poles that I think Backcountry.com sells, but they are worth every dollar. First, the weight - I love the fact that they are so light, yet feel so sturdy. I've never felt like durability was sacrificed to save weight. Second, the lock system makes it very easy to adjust to your height desired. Once locked, I haven't had any problems of the poles coming unlocked while in the middle of a hike.

Like some of the other folks that have written questions/reviews on this page, I own a tarp tent, and these poles work perfectly for it. Easy to adjust, sturdy, etc. Finally, when I bought these poles, I had never used a pole with the "antishock" feature. I thought it was kind of a bizarre idea, but I can now attest that it definitely makes a difference. When walking with these poles, it has a "softer" feel than you may find with other poles without this attribute.

I rarely go backpacking or hiking without these poles... they are definitely expensive, but I have tried about 5 different brands/kinds of trekking poles in the past and these poles ride the best. The Rolls-Royce of trekking poles by far! I'd recommend these poles to anyone.

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