Pole reccomendations....

[DougPaul]

I've used Komperdale's in the snow with their baskets. They keep coming off because of the twisting motion and the baskets grabbing snow.

Yes--one side unscrews while the other side tightens. Leki solved this problem by allowing the baskets to rotate freely.

We now use Leki'-s and haven't had a problem with them although the one's made 4 years or so ago by Leki wouldn't hold they'd collaspe on me when leaning into them sometimes. They've changed the design for that and now the Super Leki's I have work great.

I have 2-section Lekis that I use for skiing that are over 20 yrs old. An occasional cleaning and thread lube (as mentioned earlier) and they give me no trouble in the field.

Doug