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[QUOTE="dougfitz, post: 1194806, member: 10982"] It is certainly an interesting video, although the presenter admits that he doesn't use the strap in the conventionally correct manner. I wouldn't be confident that this would work as well as the conventional method were one to start to slip or fall. He also demonstrates a downhill technique where he completely removes the strap, and places his hands over the top of the pole. I find it far easier to lengthen the pole and continue to use the straps as one would normally. This has the advantage of the straps being in the right position to support the walker should there be a slip or fall - something even more likely when descending steeper slopes. There are now poles like Z-poles and similar designs being marketed where using them going downhill on steeper slopes has become more difficult, but I don't think this is as significant an issue on the Camino. While there might be one or two places on the routes that I have walked where a significant increase in length might be indicated, and the relatively limited adjustment on these poles will stop them being lengthened to a more ideal length, such slopes are less likely than during my normal bush walking. I wouldn't be recommending these designs for serious bush-walking, but they might be fine for most people on the Camino. [/QUOTE]
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