Black Diamond
Black Diamond Trail Vista Shock trekking poles (anti-shock, one size, 100-140 cm)
- Weight: 5/10 How much the pair adds to your hands and pack.
- Packed size: 3/10 Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack.
Walkers with sore knees or hips who want shock absorption on long descents
- Weight (pair)
- 548 g
- Packed length
- 70 cm
- Adjusts
- 100 to 140 cm
- Lock
- Lever
- Shaft
- Aluminium
Where to buy
Alpinetrek £100.58 In stock. Free delivery. Pair, price includes VAT. Delivery 5-7 working days from supplier stock. Free UK delivery from £85, £4.49 under.
View at shop: AlpinetrekUltralight Outdoor Gear £124.99 In stock. Free delivery. Pair. Deep Woods in stock (Dark Mauve out of stock). Free tracked UK delivery. The shop shows £139.99 crossed out.
View at shop: Ultralight Outdoor GearBlacks £131 In stock. Free delivery. Pair, Dark Mauve, in stock. The shop shows £140 crossed out and The Great Outdoors also gives £140; Black Diamond shows no UK list price. Free UK delivery over £95, £4.99 under £95.
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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 5/10How much the pair adds to your hands and pack. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Black Diamond gives 548 g for the pair on both its US and UK/EU pages: the 450-549 g band, just under the 550 g line. The Great Outdoors weighed its pair at 545 g without rubber tips and Backpacker lists about 539 g a pair (their figures, not scored).
Packed size
From maker's figures 3/10Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.
Black Diamond gives a collapsed length of 70 cm on both its US and UK/EU pages: the 65-74.9 cm band. The Great Outdoors measured 71 cm (its figure, not scored).
In short
Good for
- Walkers with sore knees or hips who want shock absorption on long descents
- Longer routes where a cork grip and a lever lock that adjusts over 40 cm matter
- Walkers who do not need a small packed size
Strengths
- Elastolan anti-shock springs that The Great Outdoors could feel, and Backpacker's pick for anti-shock poles
- Cork grip and a lever lock, adjustable over 40 cm
- 548 g for the pair, in the 450-549 g band
Weaknesses
- 70 cm folded (65-74.9 cm band): long for a daypack
- Only two hands-on reviews found, so lock, grip and durability are estimates, not reviewed scores
- Locks were stiff at first use and needed a screwdriver to set tension (The Great Outdoors)
- The anti-shock springs add bounce that not every walker wants
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (3)
- Black Diamond: Trail Vista Shock Trekking Poles (blackdiamondequipment.com, 548 g and 70 cm collapsed; US store, priced in dollars; the UK/EU store gives the same figures)
- The Great Outdoors: Black Diamond Trail Vista Shock review (Kirsty Pallas)
- Backpacker: The best trekking poles (Nathan Pipenberg; team-tested, 54 pairs; page metadata gives first published 27 March 2026, text updated 17 June 2026)