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Posted by nogods on April 21, 2008 at 9:43:44 pm EDT
In reply to How valuable of a use are trekking poles? posted by utahhiker on March 11, 2008 at 2:15:49 am EDT

they help with stress and balance, both with snow shoes and without. I use them all the time. For reducing stress you have to remember to use your arms to take the weight off your knees. Otherwise they just help maintain balance.

But, my son and his friends would rather give up the internet and mp3 players than have to use poles. they are, in his words, for old people. However, on our last winter climb he used the ice ax the entire way to maintain balance while I used my poles until the ice ax was needed to traverse ice.

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