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Black Diamond FlickLock Expedition Poles - 1 Pair

Brand : Black Diamond
Item : BLD0917
FlickLock Expedition Poles give you the largest expansion range of any Black Diamond poles, and they're compact enough to fit inside your backpack or travel luggage. The ability to shrink to incredibly compact size of 57cm (small) makes these Black Diamond poles ideal for trips where they'll spend a significant amount of time crammed in a bag. Their FlickLock system is easy to operate with gloves on, and it never freezes or becomes clogged with snow. Use the Expedition Poles for backcountry skiing, backcountry snowboarding, approaches to alpine climbs, or ski trips where you have to check all your gear onto a plane.
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Black Diamond FlickLock Expedition Poles - 1 Pair

Trade-off
Definitely an excellent backcountry pole. It's awesome to be able to collapse these down and shove them into my pack to switch over to my axe for steep couloir ascents. Also, they are remarkably light, especially for a 3-section pole. This is the trade-off though: they are pretty fragile. I hit some crust and my ski slid out and I put my edge through the bottom of the pole. Definitely awesome for touring, and I've never seen a FlickLock slip yet, but don't consider this a resort pole by any means. Powder is awesome and pick up the BD Powder Baskets, but burning a knee in boilerplate would make be nervous. I'm going to replace it and keep using these, but I'll likely get a solid shaft version for those crusted up days.


Great trekking poles for the $
I've only used these poles twice, but I was very impressed both times. I borrowed a friends the first time, and was convinced to buy exactly the same pair. My friend has had them for several years, and swears by them. The flick-lock mechanism is foolproof and works as advertised. The poles are very sturdy and lightweight. An excellent value.


Excellent adjustable pole.
My wife and I both bought a set of the FlickLock poles and couldn't be happier with them. They are made to a high standard of quality and are easy to adjust since they have levers instead of twist locks. We recently used them for an extended snowshoe trip and they proved to be sturdy enough for rough going. The price for them was reasonable considering how well made they are. It would be hard to go wrong with these if you are looking for an adjustable pole.


I like them a lot
I used these poles for a two week backcountry camping/skiing trip in Grand Teton Nat'l park and they worked great. They pack down small enough to easily attach to the ice axe mounts on your back pack, they extend long enough for for backcountry travel and adjust nicely anywhere in between, like for telemark downhill skiing. An unexpected use of having 3 sections per pole was in constructing a snow shelter where disassembled they provided 6 pole sections to help judge wall thickness - very handy. I have never had a flicklock slip even when leaning heavily on the pole and the flicklocks adjust easily even with gloves on. I took a good spill and had a wrist strap rip out, a bit of a bummer, but better than loosing my arm. I have since taken my guides advice and simply removed the other strap and for the type of skiing I am doing I have not missed the wrist straps at all. If you want to use the pole (or two) to setup a tarp for a quick shelter you will appreciate the poles ability to get really short so you can set one in the center of a small low shelter, something my longer two-section poles can not do. Also I used Lifelink's larger powder baskets which fit these poles just fine. They do have a center of balance that is a bit lower than a lighter 2 section pole that gives them a slightly heavier swing feel, but not so much as to be a bother for backcountry skiing at all, I just would not pick them first for ski racing. I would pick them first for any back country skiing. Wrap some waterproof duct tape around the handle just below the grips to give you a second lower grip and some handy repair tape! Great pole, thanks Black Diamond.


Solid ski poles
Awesome ski poles. In fact the only ski poles I've used this season. They have been used on the trails, in the bumps, in the woods, & alpine touring. These poles are rugged, economical, & the flicklock doesn't slip at all.

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