Well last year I trekked for the first time with pair of Leki Titanium poles and uphill didn't make much difference but for my downhill game I was amazed on how much they can do. My pair is telescopic so from now on when going up they ride compact in the pack and I take them out on my way down.
Thats good to know, downhill is where I could really use them as that seems to be the hardest on the knees.
And thanks everyone for the links and suggestions.
And Ron, I do like wood hiking sticks and have used them off and on over the years. The only problem is portability. Going uphill I didn't really need it (or prefer it). I figure with the telescoping poles I can just strap them to my pack if needed.
The question now is which material has the best strength to weight ratio, Titanium? Even though the carbon ones were the lightest it felt like they might break too easily.
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