Leki
Cressida FX Carbon Trekking Poles
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Overview
Carbon. Made in the USA or Imported. Cressida in Carbon | Ultralight trekking poles well-equipped for traveling hikers. Collapsible & Adjustable | Single Speed Long 2 Plus switch adjusts 100-120 cm, and the poles fold into three 15.7-inch sections for packability. Carbon Construction | Maintain an ultralight half-pound weight while remaining surprisingly rigid.
Specs
- Brand
- Leki
- Weight
- 590 g · 20.8 oz
- Material
- Carbon
Weight vs. category
74% heavier than the category average.
How it measures up
Against every one of the trekking poles in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.
- Weight
- 1.30 lb (590 g)
- Lighter than 0% of 5 weighed · #5 lightest
- +9% vs the median 1.19 lb
- Price
- $231.94
- Cheaper than 11% of 9 priced · #8 cheapest
- +36% vs the median $169.95 · $11.14/oz (median $11.14/oz)
The lightest of the trekking poles on record is Leki Makalu Lite AS Trekking Poles at 9.1 oz — 333 g less and $61.99 less.
The cheapest is TrailBuddy Trekking Poles – Lightweight 7075 Aluminum Hiking Poles at $39.91 — $192.03 less and 40 g lighter.
RidgeNote verdict
Similar — lighter or cheaper
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