My hiking pole snapped on the Black Mountain trail near Asheville last Saturday

I was about 3 miles into a 12 mile loop when the lower section of my old Leki pole just gave out going downhill, and I had to finish the whole hike limping along with a single pole and a stick I found on the ground has anyone else had a major piece of gear fail mid-route?

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rubys8027d ago

Did you try contacting Leki about it? I had a tent pole snap on me once in the Smokies and the company actually sent me a free replacement after I emailed them a photo.

johnson.paul27d ago

Five bucks says @rubys80's tent pole was from a different company.

bennett.vera27d ago

Wait, @johnson.paul, did your Leki pole fail on the same type of rocky downhill, or was it a different trail problem?