How to Choose Trekking Poles || REI

Trekking poles offer support and stability when carrying large loads, decrease impact on your knees and reduce the strain on your leg muscles over long, hard miles. In this REI Expert Advice Video our staff member tells you just how to choose the poles that are right for your needs.

Stop into your local REI store to ask questions or find the trekking poles that are best for your next hike.

[cmcer]

I am a firm believer in Trekking Poles. After having used compression locking poles and having them collapse on me the locking type are safer if you have to put your full weight on them during a fall. Great videos.

[asil]

Hi from Israel .
Carbon sucks since it breaks.
Aluminum is much more durable and therefore preferred then carbon yet corrosion sensitive even anodized . And even strong aluminum can bend.

It would be nice to see titanium poles since they have zero of those issues . Might be more expensive yet much worth it .
It is strange that all those companies do not make titanium poles .

What do you think ?

[hubbaabba]

Hello amazing Video. Keep Up the great Work

[hubbaabba]

Hi amazing Vid. Keep Up the great Work

[ShonTolliverMusic]

Soooo what you're saying is don't just but the cheapest pair on Craigslist.. got it.

[captainsnow_stream]

Aluminum and carbon fiber poles often break or bend. Those plastic snow baskets also get very brittle in very cold environments, if gone through plenty. Atlas Titanium hiking poles are literally indestructible. There light weight and flexible but at the same time could handle thousands of pounds of pressure. Had one for two years and put it through hell and I can guarantee that hiking pole will still be going up mountains long after I'm gone

[OrangeJulius_JMC]

I usually just grab a stick off the trail once I start to feel like I need a pole.