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Komperdell Titanal Power Lock Cork (2012)

£75.00

Here’s a well-built pair of poles offering a minimal amount of wobble on the trail. The lack of anti-shock adds to their stiffness, but makes them a little bit more unforgiving on hard terrain. Getting the poles to length is easy with the flick-lock system that is a vast improvement on the twist-lock of others. The cork grips are good ...

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Craghoppers Super Lite Shock Absorber (2012)

£50.00

These are a sturdy set of anti-shock poles. In use there isn’t too much wobble under load, even on harder ground. While the anti-shock suspension offers some relief on stone and road, it’s not the softest and there is a fair bit of ‘clack’. The twist-lock sections work well enough, although over time, the smooth aluminium used can slip, particularly ...

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Black Diamond Distance FL (2012)

£100.00

The lightest poles on test by far and with a unique design. They flick out in the same way as an avalanche probe, held together by an internal cord. This means that they pack down much smaller than any others on test and yet they extend out to length at least as quickly as a regular pole. The length isn’t ...

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Komperdell C3 Carbon Powerlock (2012)

£145.00

The C3 Carbon Powerlock is described by Komperdell as its lightest trekking pole, with the weight saving being attributed to the carbon pole materials used in the top two sections of the pole. The lower section is made from aluminium alloy. However it is not the lightest pole we looked at. In part the extra weight may be because this ...

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Fizan Everest (2012)

£75.00

Fizan is a relatively new brand to the UK and it makes some great poles, and the Everest is particularly good thanks to its weight and packed size. The pole is only 64cm long when collapsed so it sits easily on the side of the rucksack if scrambling or when otherwise not needed. The weight of just 468g a pair ...

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Trekmates Carbon Ultra-Light (2012)

£80.00

The Trekmates Carbon Ultra-Light is the lightest model on test at 424g per pair, and the weight saving comes from the use of carbon fibre pole sections. This is however not a huge weight saving over other poles here. The design of the pole is otherwise similar to others, with a handle design that is well-padded and contoured for comfort, ...

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Leki Dural 4 (2012)

£120.00

Leki is probably the best-known trekking pole company, and its poles are well-distributed – which makes it fairly easy to find spare baskets when you lose one. While most poles are made with three sections of tubing, the Leki Dural 4 has four shafts – and this has the advantage of making the collapsed size shorter than most poles. However ...

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MSR SureLock TR-3 2012 (2012)

£113.00

The SureLock range of poles is MSR’s first entry into the competitive trekking pole market. It aims to tackle the classic problem of trekking poles – namely poor locking mechanism – by having a unique SureLock adjustment system, which relies on an internal pin that locates into a series of apertures on the inside of the tubes. The locking pins ...

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Black Diamond Distance FL (2012)

£100.00

These poles are part of Black Diamond’s Z-Pole series, which are designed to be extremely versatile when hillwalking. On the top section of the pole they feature Black Diamond’s external Flip Lock device so there is no internal screw cam to adjust. This is then linked to the two sections of the pole by an internal rubber-coated cord, like a ...

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Craghoppers Superlite (2012)

£50.00

Craghoppers is best-known for its travel and walking clothing range, but the Superlite is an exceptionally good product with a very good price to match its performance. It’s a three-section pole with internal expanding locking joints similar to those featured in other poles. But you also get an anti-shock device that can be turned on or off by rotating the ...

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Mammut X-Shot (2012)

£85.00

The Mammut X-Shot benefits from a good range of white light outputs, from a full-power beam that is very clean, bright and wide to a more expansive flood for short-range use. You can buy an additional ambient light diffuser, which transforms the headtorch into a source of good general light when camping. The excellent quality of the light should make ...

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General Ecology First Need XL 2011

£100.00

The General Ecology First Need XL has been a popular piece of kit for many years. It has many advantages over its rivals: first you get an impressive 1.7 litre per minute flow rate, so you can filter water much faster than other devices. It’s easy to use too, as you get an inlet pipe to dangle in the water, ...

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SteriPEN Journey 2011

£110.00

At just 124g, the SteriPEN Journey is small enough to slip into a jacket pocket when hiking or travelling. It’s an incredibly quick, easy and cost-effective means of making water safe to drink. Unlike other water purifiers that require pumping water and chemicals, the SteriPEN works by flooding the water with ultraviolet light, which in seconds disrupts the DNA function ...

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SteriPEN Traveler 2011

£65.00

Like its bigger brothers, the SteriPEN Traveler operates on the principle that ultra-violet (UV) light can damage microbes’ DNA and stop viruses, bacteria and parasites reproducing. The Traveler is the smaller of the SteriPEN devices, weighing in at just 96g, including batteries. It’s very small and fits neatly in the hand. Indeed its sleek design wouldn’t look out of place ...

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Katadyn Hiker 2011

£70.00

The Katadyn Hiker is a very elegant piece of kit that packs neatly away into a rucksack. The unit comes with an inlet pipe with a pre-filter and float attached so you can filter the worst of the grime out before the water enters the filter. The pump is easy to use thanks to a great handle design and smooth ...

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Black Diamond Distance FL

£100.00

These are an extremely compact, lightweight set of poles and great for those who don’t necessarily want to use them all of the time. They fold down to the smallest compressed length of any pole tested, by a long way. But their light weight means they can be hard to place in the correct position, especially in areas with thick ...

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Komperdell Titanal 3 Antishock

£75.00

A solid pair of poles, with a quality feel to them and a lightness in the hand. They feel particularly sturdy out on the hill, with minimal flex during general use. The handles feature a soft foam with some clever ergonomic design tweaks to help with longer term comfort (grooves and ridges to fit fingers). The anti-shock system works well, ...

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Pacer Poles

£67.00

More than a simple pole, these are a biomechanically designed solution to whole body movement. Buying a set involves something of a re-education on how to walk, as you have to adapt your walking style to the way the poles have been designed. In practice this means large hand grips that are tilted forward to fit the natural angle of ...

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Petzl Tikka 2 Core 2011

£65.00

Gone are the days when you would have to carry a spare bulb for your headtorch and be a master at replacing it with freezing fingers in a blizzard during a night descent off the hill. But while LEDs (light-emitting diodes) have transformed the need to replace bulbs, the need to change batteries remains the Achilles heel of most headtorches ...

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Silva X Trail 2011

£80.00

The bigger the battery pack the more light output you get, but the less comfy and stable a headtorch is. To overcome this problem the Silva X Trail has a remote battery pack that can be worn around the waist or placed in a jacket pocket. DesignThe Silva X Trail’s light output is described as ‘intelligent lighting’ as it combines ...

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Petzl Myo XP 2011

£65.00

Petzl has long been a leading headtorch brand and in the 1970s the Petzl Zoom was the benchmark by which other headtorches were judged. Today headtorch technology has evolved, and so has Petzl. The Myo XP is a modern classic that looks to be setting the standards as effectively as its predecessors did over 30 years ago. DesignThe Petzl Myo ...

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Black Diamond Icon 2011

£65.00

Like most Black Diamond gear the Icon is designed to be a professional piece of kit. So it can be used with a rechargeable battery and its seven power settings provide output up to 100 lumens. The Icon also has curvaceous styling too that adds shelf appeal to its professional looks. DesignLike all the best products the Black Diamond Icon ...

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Brunton Restore Portable Power 2010 solar panel

£65.00

The Brunton Restore Portable Power is a modern, stylish piece of kit that benefits from a durable casing to protect the battery and solar panels. When opened like a book the unit can easily be attached to a rucksack, thanks to the casing design that allows straps (not supplied) to be threaded through the casing. The device has an internal ...

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Fizan Compact

£50.00

These are incredibly lightweight and although this might indicate a lack of strength, they held together throughout the test despite being used in some fairly tricky conditions. They have no grippy plastic ferrules on the end of each section – useful for tightening and loosening the sections but also for protecting the open end of the section from damage – ...

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Mountain King Expedition Carbon

£78.00

Proved both light and strong. They also extend to a hefty 135cm – useful for taller walkers, although this does make the pack-down length a bit longer than desirable. The EVA grips are comfortably contoured and stretch down the top 20cm of the shafts – ideal for short, steep traverses – and the straps are both easy to adjust and ...