[Philmont]: Trekking Poles

I highly recommend trekking poles. They have saved me from falling more
than once. The give me an extra push on uphill hikes and save my knees
(most important) on down hills. Lengthen the poles for downhill. I
wouldn't go without them. If you haven't used them you should practice
with them. Before long they become automatic. You almost forget that
you are using them.

We used my Komperdell poles to support the dining fly but wanted to have
a little more height than my poles, fully extended, allowed. I
discovered that the aluminum poles that extend from a timberline tent
frame to support the fly are exactly the right length and diameter to
work with Komperdell poles and gave just the right extension to the
hiking poles. Your results may vary.

Jim Kramer
See you at Philmont from July 17-August 1, Trek 30.

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Received on Tue Apr 5 15:25:23 2005