walking poles/sticks

Hi there fellow Peregrinos! I will walk my first Camino in May 2025 and am slowly gathering my equipment. I have my boots that I've been hiking in and this pair seem to be good. I really want a pair of Trek Poles now as I am training on inclines and declines now. I went to REI last weekend and...

What is most prominent on the trail? I have a pair of three section telescoping poles. They don't fold into thirds but slide longer or shorter. They are great but still quite tall when compressed. Folding poles collapse for smaller carrying but don't seem as sturdy. Should I just take my long...

My daughter and I will need to purchase hiking poles in Burgos. We will be staying near the Cathedral. Does anyone know if there is some place nearby to purchase and if not nearby, transportation options? Thank you for any suggestions AND Buen Camino to all.

Hola. The airlines lost our walking poles en route to Barcelona . Does anyone know where we might buy, rent, borrow? We are in Roncesvalles today walking to Urdaniz and onward tomorrow. My new hip would surely appreciate it. Thank you all in advance. Buen camino

I have read several posts regarding the TSA allowing hiking poles as carry-ons. However, my question is related to my wooden 1” (2.54 cm) diameter by 5 foot (1.5 m) long walking stick. What are my chances of getting this past TSA in Charlotte, NC and Boston, MA? Boston because I have flown...

Hi! I am doing the Del Norte in September from Irun along the coast - do I need walking poles? I am pretty fit and did not need them on the route from Porto two years ago. Any advice?

Can anyone offer advice on trek poles at the airport? I'll be traveling from Miami to Madrid and have no need to check any luggage....only carry on backpack and my poles compact to 20" which can be inside my pack or hooked on outside of pack. I have checked with TSA and American and find mixed...

Hello fellow Canadians! I'm heading out in two weeks on Air Canada to Madrid for my first Camino Frances. I'm wondering if there have been any 2024 pilgrims (or travellers) who have flown with collapsible poles (mine are BLACK DIAMOND Distance Z) as a carry on. I'm seeing that the CATSA site...

Its beginning to look like the best solution for transporting trekking poles is to not do it. I am thinking just purchase a set in SJPDP and leave them in Santiago.

Hi everyone, Leaving last Tuesday from Santiago airport I saw a lot of pilgrims with backpacks and walking poles. Is it allowed? Thank you! Elvira

Anyone had any experience with getting collapsible (fold up) poles through airport security checkpoints in carryon baggage. In particular when exiting Australia and Spain?

I have just boarded an Iberia flight to Madrid, and so far have seen two people come on with collapsed poles attached to their backpacks. The topic that never dies……

I'm in Leon and I'm starting the Camino San Salvador in the morning. I was going to buy a trekking poles today, but it looks like all the sports stores are closed. Can you buy trekking poles in the Chinese shops, or anywhere else on a Sunday? I'd rather not wait until the sports stores open at...

Just curious as to whether there is a rehoming service for hiking poles on the Camino since many airlines don’t allow them as carryons?

I took the risk leaving YYZ yesterday that the security personnel would allow my trekking poles as carry-on and that I would not get hung-up in the layover at Frankfurt. There was some lengthy inspection of my poles (collapsed FLZ Black Diamonds) and it was a little nerve-wracking but in the...

My husband and I posted our poles back to UK from Santiago. This was to avoid the security issue at Santiago airport - we had to check them in at the airport last September. We were amazed to see a young woman in the departure lounge carrying her folded poles. When we enquired she said that she...

Hi there, I’m starting my first Camino Frances early May, and I don’t know whether I need hiking poles or not? I’m 26 years old, relatively fit and don’t have any injuries (yet!) I used poles for the first time last year doing the Everest Base Camp trek, and they were a great investment, though...

Hi. I‘m starting CF tomorrow from Pamplona. I had to abandon my poles in SDC airport. I could buy new ones in Decathlon Pamplona and donate them at the end. Otherwise do you know where I could get used ones in Pamplona? Also I have seen on the web that the Pilgrim Office is closed on Tuesday...

Is it possible to buy hiking poles in SJPDP if arriving on a Sunday? Will be in Bayonne the night before but may get in there after the stores close.

I am arriving in SJPP at 7:43pm on Tuesday June 4. I am thinking the hiking store will be closed when I arrive. I want to get an early start the next morning as I will be heading to Espinal. I am wondering if there is a way to purchase hiking poles and have them delivered to the albergue I am...