Trekking poles - helping a bi-ped become a quadra-ped
A highly opinionated subject among backpackers, trekking poles have their uses in a variety of hiking conditions. I prefer to use dual hiking poles when on most East Coast longer hikes, and always in winter snowshoeing trips. A large amount of West Coast hiking offers much less to trip on, and a generally more gradual grade to many of the trail systems, thus I tend to only use one pole or none at all.
My beautiful face has been protected by trekking poles more times than I care to list. Many near moments of being smashed into the trail after tripping over some aspect of the forest have been prevented thanks to my arm extensions carried at the time. Trekking poles are able to help propel me faster when hiking in snow or over rocky terrain, and thus, I have used trekking poles for almost all of my outdoor pursuits. Here are a few kinds that I've used and have liked for various purposes.
My beautiful face has been protected by trekking poles more times than I care to list. Many near moments of being smashed into the trail after tripping over some aspect of the forest have been prevented thanks to my arm extensions carried at the time. Trekking poles are able to help propel me faster when hiking in snow or over rocky terrain, and thus, I have used trekking poles for almost all of my outdoor pursuits. Here are a few kinds that I've used and have liked for various purposes.