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Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork Trekking Poles
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Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork Trekking Poles

Item # 782129

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With mountain goat sure-footedness and ease of use, these Black Diamond Ergo Cork trekking poles keep you going in every season.

  • 3-section poles provide patented FlickLock adjustability with ''zero-slip'' security
  • Simply flick the lock open, set the length and flick the lock closed—a quick, tight and easily accomplished task, even with gloved hands
  • For a solid grip, handles feature natural cork and dual-density rubber top; cork molds to fit your hands over time and absorbs sweat
  • Grips feature a 15° corrective angle that keeps your wrists in a neutral position for comfort and performance; it also helps prevent repetitive-motion injury and fatigue
  • Padded, adjustable wrist straps lend security and support
  • Sturdy carbide pole tips aid traction; trekking and powder baskets (included) let you use poles year around

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Item 782129

Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork Trekking Poles Specs

Specification

Description

Weight (pair)18 ounces
Shaft materialAluminum
Maximum length55 inches
Minimum length29 inches
Shock absorbingNo
Grip materialCork/rubber
GenderUnisex

Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork Trekking Poles Customer Reviews

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Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork Trekking Poles
 
4.8

(based on 5 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to adjust (5)
  • Good grips (5)
  • Lightweight (5)
  • Strong (5)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking (5)
    • Hiking (5)
    • Day trip (4)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (3)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist (4)

    Reviewed by 5 customers

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    Apr

    4

    2009

    (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Sold on poles

    By cant think

    from Berzerkely, CA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Easy to adjust
    • Good grips
    • Lightweight
    • Strong

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking
      • Day trip
      • Hiking

      Comments about Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork Trekking Poles:

      These are an instant addition to my list of essential gear. I've never used poles before buying these and now I'm fully hooked. Let me talk about these in specific though: the quick lock mechanism is great, set it and forget it, the cork handles I think are the way to go, comfortable and no blisters at all. I just took them up Mt. Diablo for a good 3k ft elevation gain and they performed. Strong, sturdy but light. The lower set of grips are great to quickly accommodate for sudden increases in steepness. The hand straps are great and can be adjusted via a tensioner strap. What else to say? They even come w/ the snow baskets that some poles come as an extra buy.

      As for poles period, I'm now totally hooked. I felt like I was breezing up what was called "arguably the most steep trail on Mt Diablo" and I'm not in terribly good shape right now. The feel of using my upper body was great. It helped so much. I went up very quick with these, used them to bat away poison oak and brush, went down very steep sections with more stability (though i still did manage to fall on my butt during a really steep section with tons of loose gravel). I swear, I even got less blistering on my heels due to having the extra push and not having my heel take all the punishment during steep uphill climbs. And hey, if they say to make yourself look really big if you happen to confront a mountain lion, throwing my arms up in the air with these poles would make me look like some kind of freaking monster. Though not ideal, you also get the sense they could make a decent weapon if needed. Hell, could you hunt fish with them, too? ;)
      So yeah, needless to say, these are going with me most anywhere from now on. Not sure why they don't have many reviews, I'd say these are the ones to get. They don't have the shock absorber, but I don't think I would want it anyway...probably adds weight, too.

      • Gift:
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      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

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      Apr

      27

      2009

      (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Great Buy!!!!!!!!!

      By Sean C

      from Menifee, CA

      About Me Casual Adventurer

      Pros

      • Easy to adjust
      • Good grips
      • Lightweight
      • Strong

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • Day trip
        • Hiking

        Comments about Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork Trekking Poles:

        These trekking poles made the hike so much easier. I was able to keep myself stable in the snow and the ice trails. I had made the hike without the poles and it was not too bad, but with the poles it was such a more relaxing hike and less exhausting due to not slipping everywhere.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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        Mar

        21

        2009

        (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

         
        4.0

        Great poles

        By woods,d

        from Los Gatos

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Pros

        • Easy to adjust
        • Good grips
        • Lightweight
        • Strong

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Backpacking
          • Day trip
          • Hiking
          • Snowshoe

          Comments about Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork Trekking Poles:

          So ive only used these poles once, but they worked great.
          Took them out on snowshoe's with a 60+ pound pack on a winter skills/avalanche class and was very pleased at how they kept me stable and upright when the trail got steep n sideways. The adjust/lock gave me no problems at all, wich is the main reason i bought them, and as an added bonus the handels with the cork and angeled(ergo) feature really did make a diff in comfort. Also the cork felt great and no chaffing or blisters . (Thanks Ashley, REI Saratoga).
          Oh, and they r light, and come with the snow baskets.
          The only reason I gave four instead of five stars is that they don't have a shock absorber, I did know that when i bought them so maybe i should have, but for the price it'd be nice.

          • Gift:
          • No
          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Comfort Driven

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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          Jul

          29

          2009

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Love these poles

          By stremble

          from Corona, CA

          About Me Casual Adventurer

          Pros

          • Easy to adjust
          • Good grips
          • Lightweight
          • Strong

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking
            • Hiking

            Comments about Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork Trekking Poles:

            Love these poles. I recently replaced my cheap rubbergripped poles for the BD Ergo. My knees are thankful. The poles were comfortable for two multiday hikes with intense climbs. My first trip was to the Eastern Sierras (9600' to 12600'). The flip locks worked like a charm. I tend to over rotate my wrists when I hike leading to most poles collapsing at least once a day. The BD poles held firm. My second trip was to the West Sierras with lots of bushwacking. The poles not only saved my knees, they also served to keep me from falling in rivers, getting caught in brush, and once, even from falling off a mountain (loose scree). The poles even remained comfortable after the cork was removed (thanks to a salt seeking marmot) three days into an eight day trip.

            upon finishing my trip I contacted BD and they are working with me to get the handles replaced for a fraction of the cost of replacement. Overall opinion, I love these poles.

            • Gift:
            • No
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            Jul

            23

            2009

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            Very Good!!

            By Coyote Tracker

            from Ann Arbor, Mi

            About Me Avid Adventurer

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Easy to adjust
            • Good grips
            • Lightweight
            • Strong

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Backpacking
              • Day trip
              • Hiking
              • Multi-Day trip

              Comments about Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork Trekking Poles:

              I've had a couple operations on my knee (one was 20 years ago and the other 15 years ago) and had resigned myself to wearing a knee brace whenever I did any hiking. Yesterday I picked these poles up because I really didn't want to wear my brace and I wanted to see if these would work well enough to not have to wear my brace again ...

              These poles worked wonderfully for me!! I did an 8 mile hike with 30 pounds in my pack (with out my knee brace on) and it felt like I had done a 2 - 3 mile hike ... and with out any knee issues that I would normally get. I usually take a 5 minute break on the hour, but I went 90 minutes between breaks and felt like I could have gone further between breaks.

              The 15 degree angle that the hand grips have, along with the cork material, make for a very comfortable grip.

              These poles are deffinately going on my required list for day and multi-day hikes.

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              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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