Good ballance or trekking poles

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Posted by Prelucir on December 29, 2006 at 1:36:04 am EST

I am willing to wager that I have hiked at least a thousand miles by now.

Out of all those miles I have used trekking poles about three times.

I am not sure why they are so popular and if I need to purchase a good pair.

To date I have hiked many day hikes and a few over nighters. I have yet to do a backpacking trip for two nights or more. However, this year I have a couple of three to four night trips planned.

Do I need trekking poles? I have only used trekking poles when hiking in deep snow that is not well packed. It does help me to find a few rocks before my crampons do.

Other than that, I am not sure what people use them for. I get the impression that they would be nice to have when crossing a knee deep river. I however, have not been in that position yet. I do not venture far from the beaten trails. Most of them seem to have foot bridges across the river.

What do you use your poles for? For the most part, I seem to have good ballance. I don't really like to carry anything in my hands when hiking and find the poles to slow me down, at least in the snow.

Thank you for your opinions.
-John

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