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Can I get poles in Santiago?

Liltravlr

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Francés (2020)
Is it possible to buy walking poles in Santiago de Compostela? Used ones are fine. My sister is flying into Santiago, but I will be in Europe for two months prior and I don’t want to carry poles around. Or maybe I don’t need them? I did use them for Kilimanjaro, but we are just doing the last part from Sarría.
 
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Is it possible to buy walking poles in Santiago de Compostela? Used ones are fine. My sister is flying into Santiago, but I will be in Europe for two months prior and I don’t want to carry poles around. Or maybe I don’t need them? I did use them for Kilimanjaro, but we are just doing the last part from Sarría.
Of course . Decathlon city.

Is it possible to buy walking poles in Santiago de Compostela? Used ones are fine. My sister is flying into Santiago, but I will be in Europe for two months prior and I don’t want to carry poles around. Or maybe I don’t need them? I did use them for Kilimanjaro, but we are just doing the last part from Sarría.
Of course . Decathlon city.

 
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Try Pilgrim House, rua Nova, 19, a couple of blocks "behind" the Cathedral. This is managed by natefaith a member of and a moderator for this forum.
Yes, try Pilgrim House. I have gotten used poles there in the past. I then donated them at an albergue when I finished walking that year.
Phil
 
PR Blanco albergue right by the pilgrim’s office has lots of poles in a huge bin abandoned there by pilgrim’s before returning home on their flights.
 
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From Sarria you don't need poles. I have never used poles on 6 caminos (including two from SJPdP), so I cannot comment on their alleged usefulness. If you believe they help and you know how to use them properly (and a lot of people don't), then go ahead, by all means. But there are no major climbs between Sarria and SdC.
 
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