G'day Frances,

Once collapsed, they measure close to 68cm long.

G'day Mitzy,

Yes these are unisex poles and great for both Men and Women. These are adjustable between 100 − 140 cm and have a flick lock system where you can undo these and adjust them to the length needed then flick the lock back over and it will hold in place. 

If you adjust the length so that when you hold the pole with the tip on the ground near your foot, your arm makes a 90° bend at the elbow. This will be the right length for most of your hiking. 

G'day Mal,

These come with the carbide tips and you will have to get the rubber tips separately, you can use the Black Diamond Tech Tip − Rubber or Black Diamond Trekking Pole Tip Protectors.

G'day Deborah,

Yep! These trekking poles come as a pair, so the price covers both.

Hi Geoff, the Black Diamond packaging indicates 486g for the pair, but I just weighed one of the poles which came in at about 260g, making the weight of the pair a little over 500g. I'll fix up our details, but it would seem that the weight is between the two weights you have seen.