Lock type and packed length matter more than the shaft material · review
Atacama folding poles, 3K carbon and 7075 aluminium, 36 cm packed, 270 g per pole review
A folding pair that names both of its materials — 3K carbon and 7075 aluminium — alongside a flip-lock, a 36 cm packed length and a stated 270 g per pole.
The bottom line The folding pole that answers every fit question on the page — material, lock, packed length, weight per pole — and stops short of describing its baskets.
What this listing puts on record
A pair of folding poles combining stated 3K carbon with stated 7075 aluminium, adjusting steplessly from 110 to 135 cm, folding to 36 cm, with an external flip-lock, cork dual-grip handles, adjustable straps, a rubber buffer set and a water-repellent bag. Stated at 270 g per pole.
Four figures, all published
The lock: an external flip-lock lever, which is the type that can be tightened in the field.
The packed length: 36 cm.
The maximum length: 135 cm, from 110 cm.
The weight: 270 g per pole, stated per pole.
Only three listings in this hub publish all four, and this is one of them.
The shaft
Carbon and aluminium together, both grades named. What the listing does not say is which section uses which, and that is the detail that would tell you where the pole bends and where it snaps.
What it does not publish
No section count.No basket fitting — a rubber buffer set is the only tip accessory listed.
Before ordering
This site covers walking and trekking. The listing mentions alpine terrain and mountain tours; nothing on this page advises on that use, and the specification does not speak to it either.
Availability
Selling between 34 € and 37 € across the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was checked.
It also sells on the American and British Amazon stores in the local currency, which the range above does not cover — that range counts euro stores and nothing else.
Every figure in this section is what Keepa returned on the day this page was last updated. Prices and offers change without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 6 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
What it does well, and where it gives way
Strengths
Names both materials and both grades — 3K carbon and 7075 aluminium — which no other listing in this hub does together
States an external flip-lock, a 36 cm packed length and 270 g per pole, so all three fit questions are answered
Cork dual-grip with adjustable straps, and a water-repellent carry bag
Compromises
No section count, on a folding pole where the count is what produces the 36 cm
No basket fitting described, and only a rubber buffer set is supplied
The listing names alpine terrain and mountain tours, which is outside what this site covers and outside what the specification supports
Specifications
Lock mechanism
External flip-lock lever — stated, for stepless height adjustment
Packed length
36 cm folded — stated
Maximum length
135 cm — stated; the poles adjust from 110 cm
Shaft material
3K carbon combined with lightweight 7075 aluminium — both stated, and stated to give the shaft its spring and stability
Section count
Not published on the listing
Weight per pole
270 g per pole — stated explicitly per trekking pole
Grip material
Cork, in a dual-grip arrangement stated to follow the shape of the hand, with adjustable straps
Tip fitting
A rubber buffer set — stated, supplied with a water-repellent bag
Basket fitting
Not published on the listing
Amazon reference
B08CW35L5W (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
8719327201732
What people ask before buying
What does 3K carbon with 7075 aluminium mean?
The maker states the shaft combines both, and states the combination gives natural spring and stability. Aluminium bends before it fails and can sometimes be straightened; carbon is lighter and stiffer and fails suddenly, and it dislikes being levered sideways between rocks. A combined shaft is a choice between those behaviours, and the listing does not say which section is which.
The listing mentions alpine terrain — does that change anything?
This site covers walking, trekking and camping, not mountaineering or climbing, and it does not advise on how a pole behaves as support on technical ground. What the specification tells you is the material, the lock, the packed length and the weight, and those are the four things this page compares.
Folding · 115–135 cm · 35 cm packed, the shortest published here · Carbon 3K · 231 g per pole stated · natural cork grip with EVA extension · lock not named
The shortest packed length published in this hub at 35 cm, on a Carbon 3K folding pair stated at 231 g per pole — with no lock named and no tips supplied.
Best for: Travelling light with poles inside a case, where 35 cm packed and 231 g per pole are the figures being bought.
Folding carbon · 63–125 cm · 169 g per pole stated, the lightest published here · EVA foam grip · snow and mud baskets supplied · lock and packed length not stated
The lightest per-pole weight published in this hub at a stated 169 g, on a folding carbon pair with the lowest maximum length here and no lock named.
Best for: A long day or a fast pack where every gram is counted and 125 cm is enough length for you.
