User Review: Mountainsmith Rhyolite 6061

Summary

Lightweight and fragile.

These poles work fine for light walking and hiking. Definitely not built to withstand any abuse. One of my poles bent on my second trip with these; I was descending a steep ridge and put a little pressure (not really all that much) on the pole and it bent on the lower section.

However, as long as you don't use them for skiing or rough, off-trail use you should be ok.