I agree, Sly. I would have him wait until he got to Walasi-Yi to decide. The place has prices very competitive to other outfitters, and he will have passed the traditional half way point for thru hikers. OrangeBug At 05:26 PM 2/27/2002 -0500, Slyatpct@aol.com wrote: >Since that time, I've hiked over 4000 miles and haven't had any knee problems >what so ever. My opinion, two poles work best.