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Silva's Aluminium Cork poles are the get-up-and-go option for walkers who want reliable support without any fuss. Made from durable 7075 aluminium, they adjust up to 140cm long and break down into three sections for transport. Cork handles with extended foam grip give you comfort in all temperatures – and the material absorbs sweat rather than getting slippery. These poles have fixed adjustable wrist straps – rather than the quick-release 'Blueberry' system you find on most other Silva poles – and the carbide points are replaceable if you wear them out. For maximum versatility, they've also thrown in a pair of snow baskets and some rubber paws for road-walking.
It’s a bit of a cliché to say, ‘this brand needs no introduction…’, but sometimes it really doesn’t. If you ever did scouts, guides or cadets, got epic blisters on a D of E expedition or went on an outward bounds residential, chances are you did it with a Silva compass in the pocket of your boil-in-the-bag cagoule.
Like so many world-changing inventions, the Silva compass began as a problem that needed solving. Back in the day, your standard compass wobbled all over the shop, making it tricky and time-consuming to get a decent reading. That is, until 1933, when four Swedes invented a liquid-filled compass. The resistance from the fluid slowed and stabilised the needle, meaning you could nail a reliable bearing in seconds. Navigation was never the same again.
But iconic as the compasses are, they’re only one part of the Silva story. They were one of the first companies to make reliable electric head torches for the outdoors, and they’ve also branched out into optics, trekking kit and other navigational gear. Tried and tested for the better part of a century, Silva’s precision instruments have literally been the difference between life and death for generations of outdoor adventurers – and as brand pedigree goes, that’s pretty much impossible to beat.
