Durston Iceline Trekking Poles

The Iceline poles use a more weight efficient design to craft a trekking pole that is lighter, stronger, and more reliable. They offer the compactness of a 3 piece pole, strength of a heavier pole, and the reliability of an external adjuster, while shaving unnecessary weight to make the world's lightest three piece adjustable pole. At just 134 g they are a delight to use.

EFFICIENT DESIGN

Three piece trekking poles are the norm because they can stow conveniently on the side of your backpack, but almost all prior 3 piece poles contain a shortcoming: dual adjusters. 

Having dual adjusters is not only unnecessary (because a single adjuster gives ample adjustment range) but actually a negative because the second adjuster adds weight, complexity, potential to slip, and more hassle to set your poles to a specific length. The Iceline poles use a fundamentally better approach: replacing the lower adjuster with a quick connect mechanism. This gives an even shorter packed size (comparable to 4 section poles) while making the pole lighter, simpler, and more reliable. In regular use they operate like a 2 section pole, but the tips can disconnect for a compact packed size when needed.

Additionally, we've obsessed over the rest of the pole to save unnecessary weight including a tighter fitting grip that requires less glue and a lighter integrated tip design. Even the matte finish has been carefully considered to look beautiful while saving grams over a glossy lacquer finish. 

As a result of its' weight efficient design, the Iceline poles are able to invest more weight into areas that matter (stronger tubing, a more reliable external adjuster) while also providing a lighter pole that is nicer to use.

STRONG

The Iceline poles are quite durable for a lightweight trekking pole because they use premium high strength carbon and larger diameter tubing that is more weight efficient (both stronger and lighter).

In particular, the non-telescoping nature of the lower connection enables thicker 16 mm tubing for the tip section. Other poles with telescoping lower connections have to use narrower tubing for the tip section (typically 12 mm) but this makes those poles weaker right where they are most exposed to potential damage. The 16 mm tubing here substantially reduces the risk of breakage.

The Iceline poles are a sturdy pole that can hold more weight in a horizontal load test than comparable poles while having about half the flex. This low flex and high strength provide a more confident experience and lower risk of breakage.

QUALITY & RELIABILITY