I'm now contemplating the Gorrilapod over the trekking pole. I saw one at the weekend, with a small manfrotto ball head. It was so light and compact and really versatile and stable. Guess its gonna be more stable than a monopod. Mmmm, difficult decision! Guess the gorrillapod's only going to be useful if theres a fence/tree handy to grab it on to, or if I want to shoot at ground level. While the monopod's gonna be good for anywhere, but not so stable. Advice anyone??