I haven't kept up with them, and really am not sure what's out there these days. Reason? About five or six years ago I bought a used Gitzo G1228 small carbon fiber tripod, and have had no desire to look at anything else since. As a matter of fact the two other tripods and a monopod I had when this one showed up have since been sold. Apparently this model isn't made anymore, but there are similar ones out there. Because it has four leg sections it's small enough to pack into my sea kayak (with the Arca B-1 head removed), tall enough for me (although at just over 6' I have to bend over a bit) and sturdy for long exposures with a 200mm lens (used carefully, of course). It's also noticably lighter than an aluminum tripod, more rigid and not freezing cold to touch in the winter.

And it's held up very well. Sure, they're expensive but think about the cost of buying and selling less expensive stuff that doesn't work and divide the cost over years of owning the right thing.