Black Diamond Expedition Compactor Bâtons Télescopiques

Folding touring poles that barely take up any room in your pack

When your poles need to disappear into your pack between sections, these touring poles really come into their own: the Z-Pole design folds them down super compact, and they're ready to go again in seconds. The extended foam grips are the same as on the rest of the Expedition line, so on traverses you simply choke down without adjusting the length. The scraper on top of the grip clears ice and snow off your skis, while the rubber beak lets you adjust your bindings quickly on the skin track. The girth-hitched straps come off in no time whenever you don't need them.