>>2787110I'll have to try that out, as a backup if nothing else, thanks anon.
>>2787112Yeah the issue with carbon fiber is that it's only strong in 1 direction, 2 if weaved correctly. Any force perpendicular to the fibers and it's pretty weak structurally. I'm leaning towards Aluminium alloy, if nothing else because it's like a 24g difference, which is basically nothing.
>>2787136Anything non adjustable is non negotiable sadly, as
>>2787138 said, you change them for climbs and descends in length, and that's a necessary feature for me.
I'll have to consider if I prefer Aluminium for the strength with perpendicular forces or carbon fiber for the additional strength along the pole, I just wish I had some way to quantify how much of a difference that makes.