[pct-l] Trekking pole broken? - repair trick

[Deems]

"While hiking across the snow, I postholed and fell forward and snapped my
right pole's lower section. I think the little snow basket was a problem
because the pole sunk in deep in the solid snow as I sunk and then fell
forward."
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Yesterday, while hiking on the PCT, I broke my Black Diamond Alpine CF pole 
(carbon fiber) lower section. I repaired the break today. Go to this link to 
see how I did it. It may not work for each section, but for the lower 
section an arrow shaft internal sleeve works very well. I haven't trail 
tested it yet, but I expect it to work fine under normal use.  If it 
doesn't, then I'll buy a replacement section from BD. Right now, it's slow 
drying by my woodstove, waiting for it's next adventure.
http://www.pbase.com/losthiker/bd_poles