Foxelli Carbon Fiber Trekking Poles – Lightweight Collapsible Hiking Poles with Cork Grips, Quick Flip Locks & All-Terrain Accessories – Adjustable Height Hiking Sticks for Men & Women

These are great sticks! I have hiked hundreds of miles on them and they have held up well. Nice light weight, sturdy and easy to adjust. It's worth spending more for the carbon fiber. Great for ascents and muddy trails.

I have used and have high quality poles for many years over mountain trails. There is great benefit to use poles not only for stability but also manage weight on your feet/legs over time. We purchased the Foxeilli poles because they break down small enough for packing in a suitcase and we had also thought they were shock absorbing poles as advertised. They are NOT shock absorbing, maybe the manufacturer considers the cork handles as shock-absorbent? I do not, other poles have systems that actually give in slightly like a car shock absorber. The product's literature that came with the product makes no mention of a shock absorbing characteristic. In any event, for the trek we plan to take in the UT natiional parks theses poles are suitable, are well made and should survive well. They are light, sturdy, easily adjustable and well constructed. These should work well for our light duty trekking. I'm happy with the purchase.

I just turned 50 recently and my back and weight are not what they used to be. The family is planning to hike Kilimanjaro this summer and I decided to start hiking mountains in my area to train. After my first run I discovered: 1) I am very out of shape, 2) despite this, I CAN do it, 3) I NEEDED a set of hiking poles. After searching around, I found these Foxelli Carbon Fiber Trekking Poles and saw they were highly rated. I purchased them and the rating is well deserved! They are LIGHT and extremely rugged. I am 6'2" at 280 lbs and these poles had NO problem dealing with me. They easily adjusted to my height and held that position the entire 5-hour hike. I even used them to help me stand from a sitting position and they still held their height! They are easy to adjust and have several endpoint attachments to stop them from slipping in various terrain. They also have a loop on each cork handle (which is really comfy and deals with sweat very well) that allows them to swing as you walk (should you chose to use it that way). Overall I am EXTREMELY happy with these poles and recommend them to anyone. One thing - The poles got me through my second mountain hike but when I got home I finally realized how much help they were giving me. I went to get out of my car to get some food and couldn't even stand. I never would have finished my hike without these poles!

These hiking poles are lightweight (as stated) and easy to carry, but strong. Included are various tips for various types of terrain (a definitely positive addition) and the adjustment holds firmly - meaning they don't telescope back into a short pole when you put weight on them during use. My husband says they are as good or better than his, which cost almost twice the price. Can't beat that!

I hike and snowshoe several times a week, year round. I bought these poles 5 weeks ago and I love them! I at first bought some Black Diamond Pursuit poles, retail price $170, to replace some old Lekis. The Black Diamonds were fine but slightly heavy. I bought these Foxelli poles out of curiosity, with low expectations. I like them so much that I returned the Black Diamond Pursuits. The Foxelli carbon poles are noticeably lighter than the Pursuits. I examined several carbon poles at REI and I found them flimsy and fragile looking (minimalist), but the Foxelli carbon poles feel plenty strong. The cork grip fits my hands well, but they feel a bit hard compared to my previous rubber grips. The flip locks work really well, even with mittens on. The flip locks seem as good as the locks on the Black Diamonds, and are far better than the twist locks on my Lekis. I have two complaints about the Foxelli poles. First, the strap isn't cushioned enough and the cushioned part doesn't extend the whole length of the strap, so it causes pain on the side of my hand, even with mittens. I will see if I can change the straps, which are better on the Black Diamond Pursuits. Second, the snow baskets are ugly with the black and white. I easily fixed that with a black marker! They look a heck of a lot better now. I took off one star for those two complaints. Otherwise these are fantastic poles. The blue color is very attractive.

Got these for my wife for hiking. Nicely adjustable. Comfortable handle. Light weight. Great collection of bottom tips for various terrains.

I decided to take a chance on these lower priced carbon fiber poles after trying out much more expensive ones from boutique manufacturers. I didn't think it was important that poles were light until I tried them out and decided I liked them a lot. These come with two types of spare tips for the poles and two types of baskets. I noticed that the pole tips include a washer to spread out the force so the pole doesn't punch through the rubber tips so quickly like it doesn't cheaper models. That kind of attention to detail shows that these are quality units.

Really great product! I had previously purchased the aluminum version after experiencing a minor stroke that knocked out my balance. I first struggled with a walker that I received at discharge from the hospital and then found these and they were so much better for me and helped me regain my balance. My fist aluminum set let me get out there walking by both providing support while maintaining my normal gait, it also reduces my fall anxiety and kept me mobile through my recovery. I completely my vestibular balance and strength PT and no longer need the trekking poles so I gave mine to one of my daughter’s friends who was struggling to use a cain having issues with both knees, but I loved these poles so much I upgraded to the carbon fiber so I would have these just in case I ever needed them again. As much as I loved these just in aluminum poles, these carbon fiber poles are so much cooler and more functional as it was very awkward to collapse the aluminum poles every time I would go to a restaurant or theater as I had to be a gorilla to pull them apart to fold them up. My recommendation to anyone considering these would be to pay the extra money for these carbon fiber poles as they are much easier to live with as they telescope down to a manageable size. The only negative is their goofy scratch off bonus coupon that they use to get you to register the product as the scratch off process doesn’t work well and you end up scratching through the number you need to enter their contest. I tried every type of coin and it was just a bad experience.