Skytera FX Carbon SL Poles

The Leki Skytera FX Carbon SL Poles are the lightest in Leki's trekking range and the ones to go for when every gram is being counted. The shafts are HRC carbon, which is where most of the weight saving comes from and the clever bit is that they both fold AND adjust - most folding poles lock to a fixed length, but these collapse down to 40cm to stash in a pack and still adjust across 110 to 130cm once they're out.

That adjustability is what makes them such a good match for a trekking pole tent or tarp, where the pole doubles as your tent pole and has to hit an exact height. At 178 grams a pole they're a genuinely light setup and our pick for anyone watching pack weight or doing a mission like Te Araroa.