Leki
Leki Makalu Lite telescopic trekking poles (3-section, 100-135 cm)
- Weight: 6/10 How much the pair adds to your hands and pack.
- Packed size: 4/10 Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack.
Hillwalkers and backpackers who want a sturdy aluminium pole with a 100-135 cm range
- Weight (pair)
- 496 g
- Packed length
- 67 cm
- Adjusts
- 100 to 135 cm
- Lock
- Lever
- Shaft
- Aluminium
Where to buy
Alpinetrek £89.66 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 £99.99 In stock. Free delivery. Pair. Free tracked UK delivery. The shop shows Leki's list price crossed out (£114.99).
View at shop: Ultralight Outdoor GearLeki UK £115 In stock. Free delivery. Leki's own UK shop (leki.co.uk), sold as a pair. Free standard delivery over £50 (Evri, 3-5 working days; £3.99 under).
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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 6/10How much the pair adds to your hands and pack. 6: A bit better than average.
Leki gives 248 g per pole at 100-135 cm (Leki UK and Leki.com agree), doubled to 496 g for the pair: the 450-549 g band. TGO lists 485 g a pair for the older pole; Leki's figure is the one scored.
Packed size
From maker's figures 4/10Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack. 4: A bit below average.
Leki gives 67 cm collapsed on both pages: the 65-74.9 cm band.
In short
Good for
- Hillwalkers and backpackers who want a sturdy aluminium pole with a 100-135 cm range
- Walkers who pitch a trekking-pole shelter and need poles that reach 135 cm
- Rough ground where a bent aluminium shaft is a safer bet than a snapped carbon one
Strengths
- Aluminium HTS 6.5 shaft in 16, 14 and 12 mm tubes; TGO found it sturdy
- Wide 100-135 cm length range on external Speed Lock Plus levers
- Aergon Air grip with a rubberised head and a foam extension below, so you can hold lower without changing length
- TGO found the grip top very grippy and comfortable on long descents
- Skin Strap 5.0, trekking baskets and carbide Flex Tips included
Weaknesses
- 496 g a pair, in the 450-549 g band
- Packs to 67 cm, much longer than a folding pole (41 cm for the Makalu FX Carbon)
- TGO found the unpadded strap dug into the hand (its pair had the older Skin Strap 4.0) and the lower foam extension narrow and slippery
- TGO notes it ships with trekking baskets but no snow baskets
- Lock, grip and durability scores are blank: only one usable independent review (TGO), and its pair had the older strap
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.