Most of us use trekking poles. I’ve had more than I can count over the years, having settled on my Aluminum Alloy Pacer Poles for the last two pair. Now it’s time to get new ones, and I’m wondering about going carbon fiber. I fully understand that cf are more fragile, likely to break, not bend. Knowing the terrain of the AT, I feel I’d need to consciously make the effort to be more careful. I would also point out that some of my tents require the use of my poles. All that said, I am intrigued by the weight savings, etc. Can anyone with first hand experience of moving from aluminum to cf help me on this. I guess I’m thinking of moving this direction without any demonstrable reason not to do so. If there are any Pacer Pole users out there to comment, even better. Thanks.