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On my last outing to the fells I managed to bust a pole, something which in fifteen years of using them I've never managed to do. I suspect I hadn't quite done it up tightly enough and it caught on a rock under some snow as I was crossing a snowed over stream. The internal catch has broken off.  It's just as well I had a pair on me because I use a pole to support my tarp.

I have had my eyes on the ones by black diamond because I find twisting poles a pain in the backside - by the end of the day when they are wet I can't always undo them.

The thumb catches on BD poles seem good and positive.  Have you any recommendations as to model or are there any other poles I should really be considering? What I want is the usual - light, ideally something I can stow easily not least so it doesn't gouge out the eye of anyone hear me as I put my pack on my shoulders. 

Leki have the new speedlock system now - similar to Black Diamond's

they claim: Speedlock - highest holding force of all external adjustment systems. Fast adjustment and fixation, simple handling

Hi Steve

I have a pair of pacerpoles that i find excellent, they have a different design handle so they feel like an extension of your arms.

They have a website and if you give the woman a call then she loves talking about them and making sure you are happy with your purchase

Becky