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My son (who just received his eagle award) then 15 twisted his ankle on
a practice hike so I lent him one of my old ski poles which I was using
for trekking poles. He has had it with him ever since. (Two trips to
Philmont and one to Elkhorn including all the workups)
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Corrigan [mailto:thomas.corrigan@jhuapl.edu]
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:00 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list Philmont
Subject: Re[2]: [Philmont]: Opinions on Treking Poles
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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