Thread: Recommendations for hiking poles

The first 20 minutes you will feel naked, they take a little getting used to. But the nice you settle into a rythm with them you’ll come to love em. A couple pointers, shorten the poles down when climbing up hill, use them to pull you up, lengthen them out on the down hill, especially with heavy weight, beware looping the straps over your wrists on slippery or steep ground, if you slip you won’t be able to put a hand down to catch yourself, look up Nordic walking on YouTube and utilise this technique on flat ground to get the most out of your poles. Also, on soft/er ground use the snow basket as the tips like to drive in deep and get snagged on roots from time to time, the rotation as you walk puts leverage on the tips and will start ti give them a curve which in turn softens them and ultimately causes early failure and the need to replace the tips.