I use one bamboo pole, about an inch in diameter and six feet long. Weighs about what two trekking poles weigh. A long stick is great for things like the switchbacks, where you can brace yourself below where your feet even are yet. Nearly indestructible and cheap or free. I put a rubber cane end on it. And it is very nice to have a hand free. Need to rig it up so it can shoot fire like Tim the Enchanter.
