The "Treking Pole" discussion is never as much fun as water filters
and GPS, since EVERYONE who has tried them (me included!) would never
give them up.
Be careful of the "scouts don't need them" comment someone made. It's
true (I guess), but on my first trek, after swearing he'd NEVER want
one, my son changed his mind a couple of days out and "borrowed"
(permanently) one of my two :-)
Mike Corrigan
Troop 72 / Glenwood MD.
Thursday, January 1, 2004, 6:05:53 PM, you wrote:
Gac> I went in August 03 as a 52 year old and used poles. They
Gac> were extremely helpful on the steep downhill sections. Several of
Gac> the crew used poles and thought they were of great benefit. I
Gac> would buy the lightest weight poles you can find. I bought one
Gac> pair of Leki's on ebay for around $50 so you can find these at
Gac> reasonable prices.
Gac> Garry Black
Gac> www.troop718.org
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