Kness and downhill
Okay, now you folks have got me worried. Am overweight and mid 50's. Will be doing the South Kaibab down to Phantom Ranch in two weeks. Have been...
David Veit 2003-10-06 17:58:10 #24886

Re: Digest Number 1552
Kam, As I've said before and will say again, see the book "Pain Free" by Pete Egoscue. Warmest regards, George Copsey [Non-text portions of this...
'Curious George' Copsey 2003-10-06 17:44:12 #24885

Re: hiking sticks
Although there are many more expensive varieties of trekking poles, I have found that an inexpensive ($50-$60), 3-section pair is more than adequate....
TT 2003-10-06 16:32:43 #24884

Re: Knees
Kam - Did you stop 5 to 10 minutes every hour and prop your legs up - or just keep hiking? I find it's very easy to just keep slogging on the trail when I...
Ken McNamara 2003-10-06 16:23:45 #24883

Re: Knees
Adair - Over the past few years I have had my knees injected several times with Synvisc (one brand of artificial senovial fluid). It is rather expensive,...
Bob Bordasch 2003-10-06 16:18:12 #24882

Re: Knees
I really racked my knees two years ago. 34 days in the canyon. Three days Grandview to Cottonwood, 8 on Royal Arch and 20 on a private river trip. Not...
donaldpvadair@cs.com 2003-10-06 16:05:28 #24881

Something to consider
In large companies/corporations or organizations making rulings are often blanket decisions, which are not individually scrutinized. The reason is they...
Phil Gutkin 2003-10-06 15:45:50 #24880

Re: Knees
Kam--What made you decide you had fluid on your knees? I have had the knee hurt on the lower part of the SK and it seemed to come from going too fast...
MaryPhyl 2003-10-06 15:33:08 #24879

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