Alpkit
Alpkit Carbon Marathon Ultra Twins folding carbon trekking poles (3-section, 110-130 cm)
- Weight: 7/10 How much the pair adds to your hands and pack.
- Packed size: 10/10 Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack.
Fell runners and fast hikers who want poles that fold to 37 cm
- Weight (pair)
- 410 g
- Packed length
- 37 cm
- Adjusts
- 110 to 130 cm
- Lock
- Mixed
- Shaft
- Carbon
Where to buy
Alpkit £71.99 In stock. Free delivery. Alpkit's own shop, sold as a pair. Free UK delivery over £60 (£2.99 under); Alpkit's list price, no sale price shown. Only Alpkit's own shop was checked. Its single-pole page showed sold out; the twin pack was in stock.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 7/10How much the pair adds to your hands and pack. 7: Better than most.
Alpkit gives 205 g per pole (its page says 'each'), doubled to 410 g for the pair: the 300-449 g band.
Packed size
From maker's figures 10/10Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack. 10: The best you can buy for this.
Alpkit says it folds to 37 cm: the under 45 cm band.
In short
Good for
- Fell runners and fast hikers who want poles that fold to 37 cm
- Walkers who stow poles inside a pack or on a running vest
- Mountain marathon and fastpacking kit where pack size and weight both count
Strengths
- Folds to 37 cm (Alpkit)
- 410 g a pair (205 g a pole, Alpkit)
- Full carbon, 3-section, with a tension-wire assembly that pulls together in seconds
- Snap-lock adjustment, 110-130 cm
- Extended foam grip below the handle for steep ground
- Tungsten tips, rubber tip covers and trekking baskets included, with a 3-year Alpine Bond guarantee
Weaknesses
- Narrow length range: 110-130 cm, so it does not suit tall walkers or trekking-pole tents
- Full carbon, so a hard knock can snap it where an aluminium pole would bend
- Alpkit tells owners to apply WD40 to the brass locking pin to stop it seizing
- Lock, grip and durability scores are blank: no independent review of this pole found
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.