Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork vs Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Trekking Poles

The Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork hasn't managed to earn a top spot in any roundups from sources that conduct trustworthy hands-on testing. Nevertheless, reviewers from sites, such as OutdoorGearLab, sectionhiker.com, and Wirecutter all gave it a spot on their list.

As for our analysis of the Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Trekking Poles - it has done great in a number of roundups done by unbiased sources that conduct their own testing, like Switchback Travel, The Independent, Gear Patrol, and Expert Reviews - it was named "Best Four-Season Trekking Pole" by Switchback Travel, "Best: Cork grip" by The Independent, and "Best Trekking Poles" by Gear Patrol.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like OutdoorGearLab, and found that they haven't shown a preference for either product.

Then we checked which sources liked these two Trekking Poles best and found that the Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork got its highest, 10, review score from reviewers at OutdoorGearLab, whereas the Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Trekking Poles earned its best score of 10 from OutdoorGearLab.