Walking stick

A walking stick comprising:

• a handle comprising a head, a neck, and a height adjustment mechanism, the height adjustment mechanism including a pin and a height aperture sized to receive the pin;
• a shaft, the shaft including a plurality of height adjustment holes, the plurality of height adjustment holes sized to receive the pin of the height adjustment mechanism;
• a friction plug coupled to the shaft, wherein the friction plug longitudinally aligns the shaft with the handle such that a user can longitudinally move the shaft with respect to the handle, wherein the friction plug engages the neck of the handle such that rotational alignment between the height adjustment holes of the shaft and the height aperture of the handle is maintained, and wherein the shaft is rotatable relative to the neck of the handle absent the friction plug;
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• a foot for engaging the ground, the foot being coupled to the shaft.