As above. Anyone use them? I see loads of people with them and was thinking of getting some. Any tips? Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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no tips particularly but they are very helpful on steeper ground up and down. Plenty of choices around to buy and as far as I can see most have sprung telescopic extensions. The spring helps take out the shock going through your hands.

make sure you get ones suitable for your height as although they extend they can still be too short if your tall... im 6'3'' and my son is 6'6'' so it is an issue..... if your a shorta**e then you have no worries

oh and you will need to adjust your walking style to be more like a quadruped rather than an experienced biped

It's prime walking country up here in the Pennines so I see lots of people carrying them. For most they seem to be fashion accessories as much as anything, certainly I almost never see anyone using them 'properly', in pairs for power walking. I will sometimes carry one (not a pair) if I know a walk is going to take in very rough terrain, but mostly I don't bother.

If you're concerned about image bear in mind that such things do tend to mark you as a visitor. Up here you'll never see a local decked out in the latest Goretex with rucksack and walking poles - if you want to look like a local it's the same old jacket you've had for years and (but only if you need one) a wooden stick.

I see a few tourists from Europe around my area use them, but never seen a single person use them in the outback. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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Used them to good effect when I did Hadrians Wall a while back - very good on steep uneven (and slippery) ground - also good fum for power walking to restore your flagging morale  No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

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Walking poles are very beneficial for taking weight of your knees if you're carrying a heavy rucksack. They also provide extra stability.

I only use mine when doing a multi-day walk with all my camping gear as my rucksack is really heavy. Tend not to use them on a simple day walk. They also double up as tent poles for my tarp.

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pab wrote:

It's prime walking country up here in the Pennines so I see lots of people carrying them. For most they seem to be fashion accessories as much as anything, certainly I almost never see anyone using them 'properly', in pairs for power walking. I will sometimes carry one (not a pair) if I know a walk is going to take in very rough terrain, but mostly I don't bother.

If you're concerned about image bear in mind that such things do tend to mark you as a visitor. Up here you'll never see a local decked out in the latest Goretex with rucksack and walking poles - if you want to look like a local it's the same old jacket you've had for years and (but only if you need one) a wooden stick.

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Leki is a good brand. I have 2 pairs one pair for Nordic walk and the other pair normal. Normal pair are good for slippery slopes up or down. I went up a few mountain tops in Spain and I think they helped a lot on the way down preventing accidents.

Tend to use my sticks for steep downhills and steps - helps the knees Jules

Steve D wrote:

As above. Anyone use them? I see loads of people with them and was thinking of getting some. Any tips?

We do a lot of walking holidays to get aware from the rat race and work pressures. I have early stages of arthritis in one of my knees and find going up and down inclines esp over rough ground hard going and I feel it for days afterwards.
I now use poles if I'm going to be on anything other than level ground, and they make a big difference.

I do laugh at some people who use them who fall into the 'all the gear and no idea' heading, who spend 30 minutes kitting up in the car park with their rucksacks, over trousers etc, then using their poles walk across the road to 'Ye Olde Tea Shoppe'.

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I do a fair bit of walking, as I'm a voluntary ranger for the north York moors national park and don't bother with poles, they just get in the way.

I can hear all the "clickers" before I see them.

I do carry one pole though, a very short telescopic one.
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might see you next June then Ron... im attempting the Yorks 3 peaks challenge for a 2nd time. Doing it with a large group of 50+ in aid of Macmillan and Cancer Research. The guy organising it is using one of the guide companies to break us down into sensible size groups.

Next month I am back in Nepal to 5,500 ts and the Black Diamonds will be used daily for the best part of 3 weeks to ease the pain.

Ron you have just reminded me of this as you are a volunteer:

A few years ago I was wandering near Watendlath in the Lakes and accosted by a National Trust Volunteer to join, I said why ? She replied pointing to Watendlath farm "preserving all of this". I looked at her in the eye and said "preserving my arse" as some 30 year prior I had walked through the farm when it was a working farm. Now its has a Car Park, Tea Room and Gift shop and is frequented by Grockles.

I feel your pain Ron as most only walk about 100 yards from a car to consume and move on. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
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RogB wrote:

might see you next June then Ron... im attempting the Yorks 3 peaks challenge for a 2nd time. Doing it with a large group of 50+ in aid of Macmillan and Cancer Research. The guy organising it is using one of the guide companies to break us down into sensible size groups.

Wrong National Park Rog. How is your navigation  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
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