Thread: Walking Poles

I've been thinking of getting a a walking pole as after breaking my ankle, walking downhill and sidling is a bit of a mission still. Going uphill is sweet as though. Funny I was thinking the other day how so many look down their nose at walking poles as being a bit wussy. Yet no one has ever said that about a high country shepherd with a manuka or lancewood walking staff I saw a study a while ago that said a pair of poles takes 25% of the strain off the knees. That's a helluva difference! And could mean another 10-years or more of being able to tackle the hill country.