Leki Khumbu trekking pole failures

Post by **tekewin** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 5:48 pm

Early in the summer, I bought a pair of Leki Khumbu trekking poles to replace the generic ones I had. On the first two hikes I used them, the locking mechanisms (there are two) that are used to adjust the height failed on steep descents. They would just collapse as if unlocked. I am not on the heavy end of the scale at 160 lbs.

The lowest lock was the worst, but the middle one failed as well under duress. Maybe I just got lemons, but I trashed them and bought some new generic poles.

Post by **JeffH** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:40 pm

Aren't the Leki guaranteed forever?

Post by **tekewin** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:44 pm

From their web site:

Trekking Pole warranty:
There is a one year warranty on LEKI Carbon Shaft Trekking poles and a lifetime warranty on LEKI Aluminum Shaft Trekking poles.

The warranty covers shaft breakage only.

MattCav · Post by **MattCav** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:08 pm

Teke -
I just came across this post. For what its worth, I'd only recommend poles like Black Diamonds that use a flick lock. It's much more dependable than those damned twist locks that operate on a plastic threaded mechanism. Sorry your Leki's took a dump on you.

Post by **tekewin** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:32 am

Hey Matt,

Thanks for the concern. I picked up some cheap Ross poles at Sports Chalet and they have been working fine.