MSR DynaLock Ascent Foldable Carbon Backcountry Trekking Poles

From fast ascents to remote traverses, MSR DynaLock Ascent Poles keep snowshoers, mountaineers and split boarders moving quickly on mountain objectives. Built of Kevlar-reinforced carbon fibre, these ultralight poles feature a quick-deploy design, and their tiny collapsed size fits inside alpine packs and travel bags. Equipped with our DynaLock mechanism, they offer 20 cm of length adjustability, and the ability to tighten the clamping force on the fly for no-slip security—perfect whether you’re bagging volcanoes or pushing hard from first light to last. Available in two sizes; Small size is 100-120 cm (39.4-47 inches) and collapses to 36.2 cm (14.25 inches), Large size is 120-140 cm (47.2-55 inches) and collapses to 44.5 cm (17.5 inches).

Mountain Safety Research

MSR has always been a company of engineers, inventors and unruly dreamers. Larry Penberthy started the company in 1969 on a personal crusade against unsafe equipment. Today, we’re still an intrepid team obsessed with creating the most reliable, high-performance gear possible.

Whether it’s defying the status quo in equipment design or radically shifting the social mindset, we believe the greatest innovations—and explorations—are inspired by the world’s unruly dreamers.