Cascade Trekking Poles Aluminum Sticks 54" Set of 2

Unfortunately, I did not have occasion to use these poles within the return window--I am just about a week past the 'return by' date. I bought them for a hiking trip and was disappointed that no matter how hard I tried to tighten the poles after adjusting for my height, one pole continued to collapse every time I needed to put pressure on it. Pretty much negated the whole point of having the poles. I did buy the same poles for my son last summer and he loved them so I may have just gotten a bad pole in my pair. One worked fine and one I could not trust to put any weight/pressure on. I may reach out to the company to see if they will send a replacement for the bad pole. They look great, but having to tighten by hand 'in the field' just didn't work out for me. I'd tighten the bolt so much I could barely close the clamp but it would still not hold when I needed the pole on steep hills.