Re: poles for hiking
I am in my mid-twenties, and always use poles. I think it helps with stability on downhills with a heavy pack. I do not use them on dayhikes or uphill...
Josh 2004-08-19 10:27:55 #31564

Re: high anxiety??
Yes, it's counterintuitive to be leaning out away from Mother Earth, but that's what actually shifts your center of balance toward Mama. We seem to regard...
tomkbourne2002 2004-08-19 10:17:05 #31563

Re: high anxiety??
Original Message: ----------------- From: sunnyacrelabradors > This happened to me twice in one and only one specific > situation: sloped terrain with...
m a weber 2004-08-19 10:07:43 #31562

Re: high anxiety??
--- In grandcanyon@yahoogroups.com, "tomkbourne2002" wrote: > Work ahead of time specifically on > skills that relate to your upcoming hike, especially...
Patricia Corry 2004-08-19 09:38:28 #31561

Re: high anxiety??
Wow, some of these tales seem to be about folks who aren't thinking enough and others are about folks who think TOO much. I would fall (wrong term,...
tomkbourne2002 2004-08-19 09:19:26 #31560

Re: poles for hiking
The ones' I looked at were shock absorbing with the ability to convert to rigid/solid. -- In grandcanyon@yahoogroups.com, Lawrence Brigham wrote: >...
lantone535 2004-08-19 08:33:35 #31559

Re: poles for hiking
Please add to this discussion: solid poles or shock absorbing poles? Larry larry5925@... On 8/19/04 11:07 AM, "KAW" <<a rel="nofollow"...
Lawrence Brigham 2004-08-19 08:32:04 #31558

Re: poles for hiking
I hike with them off and on, usually only with one to support my worse knee. I am into photography and reaching for my camera with a hiking pole is just no...
Paige 2004-08-19 08:27:41 #31557

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