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I had friends fly in to Asturias and they bought cheap poles that were adequate at Oviedo to walk the Primitivo. The poles had a solid workout
I bought my poles in Kathmandu, have hiked in Annapurnas, Primitivo and Salvador and still going strong - they were cheap. Knives, scissors and nail...
I didn't use poles on my first camino, Frances, and felt fine but when I did Chemin de Jacques I was glad I had them as the Central Massif has some steep ups and downs. I found them helpful going up, I could feel the relief on my legs as my arms shared some of the effort and going down...
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