On the maker’s own page
A 6061 aluminum pair with quick locks and EVA grips, orange.
Cascade Mountain Tech states aircraft-grade 6061 aluminum at 10.5 ounces a pole,
durable in blazing heat or frigid cold; a Quick Lock mechanism designed with
rugged terrain in mind, adjusting from 26 to 54 inches without breaking stride;
an ergonomically designed non-slip EVA grip whose extended down grip is described
as unrivalled in size for the space it provides on steep inclines, with
adjustable wrist straps; tungsten carbide tips for year-round use with rubber
snow and mud baskets, boots and tip covers; and a travel bag, with the poles
stated to collapse for storage in a pack.
No packed length. No section count. No fitting named for tip or basket.
The same pole, sold twice, on the grip
Cork at 10 oz, EVA at 10.5 oz, both thirty dollars.
TP-AL-QL-CORK-3 and TP-AL-QL-EVA-3 share the shaft, the lock, the range, the
carbide tips and the baskets.
What changes is what your hand touches — and on this version, how far down the
shaft it can slide.
Unrivalled in size, says the maker
The lower grip is the argument for this one.
This shelf’s introduction describes why an extension below the head matters: on a
traverse or a climb the hand drops down the shaft instead of stopping to re-set
the lock.
This listing makes that extension its main claim. Foam will not wick the way cork
does, which is the trade going the other way.
Ten and a half ounces
The heaviest American figure here.
Against 7.6 oz for the lightest American carbon pair here — nearly three ounces a
hand, about 82 g (2.9 oz).
On the European side the Nordmut aluminum pair publishes 325 g (11.5 oz), so this is not
the heaviest pole on the shelf overall. The 26-inch minimum matters more, because
it is the longest in this group.
Availability
The American Amazon store was listing it at about $30 at the time of writing.
Every figure here is what Keepa held on the day this page was last revised. Offers and prices shift without warning.
Prices quoted in this text were read on October 8, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
What people ask before buying
Why choose this over the cork version?
Because of the lower grip, and because foam and cork feel different in the hand. The two poles are the same reference family at the same price: the same 6061 shaft, the same Quick Lock, the same 26 to 54 inch range, the same carbide tips and snow and mud baskets. What differs is the grip material, the weight — 10.5 oz here against 10 oz for cork — and the description of the extension, which the maker calls unrivalled in size on this version for the amount of space it gives the hand on steep inclines. If you grip low on climbs and traverses, that is the version to take; if your hands sweat, cork wicks and foam does not.
Is half an ounce worth worrying about?
Over a day, barely; across the shelf, it is the top of the range. Ten and a half ounces is the heaviest per-pole figure published in the American group, against 7.6 oz for the lightest American carbon pair here — a difference of nearly three ounces a hand, which is about 82 g (2.9 oz). On the European side of this shelf the Nordmut aluminum pair publishes 325 g (11.5 oz), so 10.5 oz is not the heaviest on the shelf overall. What is worth more attention than the half ounce is the 26-inch minimum, which is the longest in this group and decides whether the poles fit a bag.
What terrain parts come with it?
Tungsten carbide tips for year-round use, rubber boots, tip covers, and rubber snow and mud baskets — the same set as the cork version, and a genuinely complete kit for thirty dollars. The caveat this shelf's introduction raises is the fitting: baskets wear out, and a proprietary fitting is one you will hunt for. Neither Cascade listing names the thread. Only TrailBuddy on this shelf states that its tips are threaded.
