They are my first hiking poles, so I have no comparison, but think they should be longer than a couple of times usable. I need not sticks in the plane, but uphill, downhill, especially in the rubble. Use on the Lycian Way in Turkey has not survived a live center already on the 2nd day. Now I will but must move on to a more expensive model. Height adjustment and other stability are fine, therefore, the 2 stars.
