{"product_id":"black-diamond-distance-carbon-flz-trekking-poles","title":"Black Diamond Distance Carbon FLZ Trekking Poles","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"h5\"\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the pole for people who resent carrying poles. It folds like a tent pole\nrather than collapsing like a telescope, so it goes from deployed to stowed in about\nthree seconds and disappears inside a daypack instead of strapping to the outside and\nsnagging on scrub. If you walk long days on mixed ground, do a lot of alpine\napproaches, or run trails where the poles spend half the time on your back, this is\nthe design that stops being an inconvenience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"h5\"\u003eWeight against durability\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 154 g a pole in the 110 cm size, this is featherweight territory, and the\nhonest trade is real: carbon is stiffer and lighter than aluminium but it fails\ndifferently. Aluminium bends and you keep walking on a bent pole. Carbon takes an\nenormous amount of straight-line load and then goes all at once, usually when it is\nwedged in rock and levered sideways. If you routinely jam poles into boulder fields\nand haul on them, aluminium is the more forgiving choice. If you want the lightest\nthing that will carry you through a fortnight of walking, this is it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"h5\"\u003eLocking and adjustment\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe FLZ is the adjustable version of the Distance range - the fixed-length Z-poles\nare lighter still, but you are stuck with one length. FlickLock+ is an external lever\nclamp: you can see whether it is done up, you can tighten it with a screwdriver when\nit eventually wears in, and it does not slip under load the way twist-locks do once\ngrit gets into the threads. Being able to drop 15 cm for a steep climb and add it\nback for the descent is the whole reason to buy the FLZ over the fixed version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"h5\"\u003ePacked length\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFolded, the three sizes come down to 34, 37 and 40 cm. That fits inside most\n40-litre packs rather than on them, and it fits in carry-on luggage, which matters\nmore than it sounds - poles strapped to the outside of a pack are the single most\ncommon thing to lose on a scrambly section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"h5\"\u003eGrips and baskets\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEVA Lite foam grips, which stay usable in the wet where cork gets slick and rubber\ngets sweaty, with polyester and nylon strapping. The shaft is carbon through all\nthree sections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Diamond","offers":[{"title":"110cm","offer_id":54981917868256,"sku":"uto1789716607623","price":119.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"125cm","offer_id":54981917901024,"sku":"uoq1789716607624","price":145.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"140cm","offer_id":54981917933792,"sku":"ukb1789716607625","price":125.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/2338\/5312\/files\/black-diamond-distance-carbon-flz-trekking-poles_1.webp?v=1789716616","url":"https:\/\/short-inseam-denim.shop\/products\/black-diamond-distance-carbon-flz-trekking-poles","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}