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Hi,


I need to buy a pair of trekking/walking poles for a holiday coming up in the Canaries. Can anyone suggest the best lightweight type for an average height woman and, if so, is there a shop in the vicinity that sells them? Finches in Forest Hill are all out of poles, unfortunately.


Thanks in advance!

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Amazon. Depends on what kind of walking you want to do. I do Nordic and the rubber 'paws' on the end are a different shape from regular trekking poles as you use them slightly differently and for propulsion rather than stability. Mine are Leki ones and they're adjustable.
I have some Black Diamond poles from one of the outdoors shops in Covent Garden and they've been great. If you don't need anything fancy my partner got some much cheaper ones from Decathlon at Canada Water and she's been fine with them. In case you're not aware, you'll probably need to check them for the flight - the airlines view them as weapons.

evea Wrote:

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> Hi,

>

> I need to buy a pair of trekking/walking poles for

> a holiday coming up in the Canaries. Can anyone

> suggest the best lightweight type for an average

> height woman and, if so, is there a shop in the

> vicinity that sells them? Finches in Forest Hill

> are all out of poles, unfortunately.

>

> Thanks in advance!



Thanks for the suggestions - all informative. A very kind local person has offered me a pair for free, which I will be picking up at the weekend.

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