Trekking poles

Remi & Jen remjenaTELUS.NET
Thu Jul 31 09:38:33 PDT 2003


Hi David,
I took two leki poles on both my camino trips.  I have finished the camino
only a month ago,  and I said several times... this is the best investment I
have ever made... EVER.  It sounds silly, but BOTH my poles first of all
gave me serious acceleration, and aided me on the downhills (my knees didn't
take such a beating).  I would never go on long hikes without both my poles.
As I said they ease pressure on your knees, give you stability and keep the
blood from pooling in your hands (at least in my experience).  Normally I
have a difficult time keeping up to my boyfriend, but the poles definitely
help you kick it up.  My poles are super light, so they were never ever a
burden.  I think the important thing is technique, I saw a lot of people
using their poles incorrectly so I can understand why for some it feels
inefficient, but if you use them as you would cross country ski poles, and
just let them fall naturally with every step... awesome (they will be your
best friends).

Anyway, this is my experience with my poles.  Good luck, and buen camino.

Jennifer Bruce

-----Original Message-----
From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU]On
Behalf Of David Newton
Sent: July 31, 2003 3:24 AM
To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
Subject: Re: Trekking poles


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>I have two lightweight trekking poles. Do subscribers think that one or
both of them will be of sufficient value to compensate for their weight on
the camino in October, November? Replies will be appreciated. Thank you.
David Newton.
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