Re: high anxiety??
Jim (fortlauderdalehiker), who originally posed the question, hasn't weighed in on any of our responses. My first take on his question was that his companion...
Bob Bordasch 2004-08-19 11:02:34 #31566

Re: poles for hiking
I prefer one pole, telescoping, rigid type, carbide (not rubber) tip, use it mostly for off-trail. DO NOT lean into your pole on the downhill side for...
Doug Nering 2004-08-19 10:45:04 #31565

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

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