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[QUOTE="tploomis, post: 264626, member: 28391"] I am 5'7" and my Black Diamond carbon fiber Z poles are 110 cm. My wife is 5'1" and uses 100 cm. poles. 120 cm. seems too long for 5'6". Do you have experience with trekking poles? If you do and like a longer pole, then by all means that would be appropriate for you. But I think the arm at a right angle recommendation is generally best for poles. I like that this means you bend forward more when going down hill. After a history of slipping going down hill, I finally spent time watching professional hikers go down hill (Himalayan sherpas), and they all bent forward going down, the same way good skiers do. Since discovering that, I consciously bend forward and seldom slip. The 110 cm. poles work perfectly for that and for uphill as well for me. You'll love your Camino! [/QUOTE]
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