In that case, you just lean them against a tree or rock, or stab them into the dirt so they stand erect.
In most cases I rest them into my legs and they tend to fall allot.
I owned a pair of the shock absorber type and I didn't like them as much because they would squeak allot from dirt in them.
I do say though that flip lock is a must. The twist lock poles will eventfully come loose. I had a brand new 200 dollar pair of carbon fiber poles that while climbing off a rock fell all the way open and then I put weight on it and nearly broke them while it bend over. This could also have caused major injury if I had fallen. Then I got into the habit of constantly twisting them tight to make sure this did not happen again and I finally broke one by over tightening it.
On the other hand while flip lock is faster and more reliable you can't trust your life to them either. I had one collapse in on me and I suffered an injury to my arm that took 3 months to heal.
