
Full-carbon stiffness in a bottle-pocket pack size. The Approach Long Carbon DLX folds to just 34 cm, deploys in seconds via the Pop-Up Z-fold + Quick-Lock system, and fine-tunes from 110 cm to 130 cm – ideal for everything from airport concourse to alpine ridge.
Length range | 110 – 130 cm (Quick-Lock) |
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Packed length | 34 cm (Z-fold) |
Shaft material | 100 % carbon fibre, thin-shaft design |
Section diameters | 12 / 12 / 12 / 14 / 16 mm |
Grip & strap | RoundHead EVA • Automatic Plume NW strap |
Tip & basket | Carbide tip • 32 mm basket • trekking pad |
Included | Pair of poles • deluxe carry bag • basket • pad |
Origin | Made in Italy |
Pop-Up gives you Z-fold compactness: snap the lower sections together, pull until the hidden pin auto-locks — pole is rigid. Quick-Lock then adds telescopic versatility: flip the lever, dial the printed scale, close — perfect pole length every climb, every descent.
From a workshop beneath Monte Grappa, Vipole fuses three decades of biomechanical know-how with clean Italian design. Every pole uses recyclable alloys or fibres and proprietary safety solutions — field-tested by mountain guides before launch.