Leki Venom Vario AERGON Speedlock- Worlds best ski pole

I know that this is a supreme title to bestow on a ski pole. but i assure you this is the best friend you never knew you had. Here are the main points I took from the last couple of weeks skiing with the Leki Venom Speedlock:

A + handle (so cool those peopele at leki are geniuses)
I actually climb faster with the lighter weight pole, really relaxing
More ski stoke on way down = easier climb on way up
Good big basket doesn’t have a weird swing weight, nice poling out on traverses
Great climbing at 140 cm pole / skiing 115 cm. Im 6’2 so i need the tall pole climbing up
Back never hurts after a long tour
These poles although expensive are modern works of art.

I give these poles a 10/10. For the best set up around, Leki does it pro. The handles even work perfectly with the duke riser and is easy to get in and out of the straps. Kevlar reinforced handles are made from the strongest, lightest stuff on earth, these poles perform great. This is a pole I want when my friends and I are out of “cell” coverage in the mountains.

These poles have never iced up, slipped on me, or has the locking mechanism flipped out. This is the Gangster of backcountry poles. My wrists don’t hurt, and most of all on the tough skinning spots my palms don’t have any pressure because of the length and handle of this super pole.