From: Frank Schimmoller (schimmf@email.com)
Date: Fri Feb 22 2002 - 02:28:56 CST
I used trecking poles at Philmont (and all other backpacking trips) to aid my bad knees. They take about 25% of the load off the knees. It made ALL the difference. An added bonus is that they work great as the poles for the "Philmont fly" instead of havi
ng to carry the standard poles with you.
Frank S. Sudbury MA
-----Original Message-----
From: "At Home" <hadulzo@attbi.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 21:06:45 -0600
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Trekking Poles
> I am 44, and I will be using them because on my last week long trip I needed
> something to hold me up by the end. You can only take so much Advil. Oh
> yeah there is that falling off the mountain thing you need to worry about.
> If I get them long enough the crew can use them for a stretcher to carry me.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]On
> Behalf Of KKoloff@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 8:35 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
> Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Trekking Poles
>
>
> In a message dated 2/21/2002 7:19:34 PM Central Standard Time,
> marty@wavemark.com writes:
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> As a 42 year old first time Philmonter this summer, I would absolutely
> like to know how old people are, so I can calibrate their trekking
> pole comments.
>
> (If it's not too sensitive a topic)
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> 44, been 5 times, never used trekking poles, and never too
> sensitive.
>
> Kevin Koloff
> Oklahoma
>
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