Trekking Hiking Poles: 4 Legs Are Better Than 2

How many times have you wished that you had a better sense of balance, or more strength in your knees? A hiking stick or trekking hiking poles might be the most useful and helpful piece of “extra” gear you carry.

• Studies sponsored by manufacturers of hiking poles conclude that over a typical 10-mile day of backpacking, hiking sticks can take up to 250 tones of pressure off your knees and back.

• Two hiking sticks are twice as good as one hiking stick. In addition to taking weight off your knees and back, they help with balance and give you third and fourth legs when you have to descend on steep unstable rock or cross snowmelt rivers.

• Buy telescoping hiking poles: not only can they be customized to your size, they also can fit conveniently into luggage and be strapped on the outside of your pack when you don’t need them. And you can adjust them to your liking for uphills, downhills, and long traverses (where you might want the uphill pole to be shorter than the downhill ones).

• Some hiking sticks can be used as a monopod for your camera. Check to see if the grip unscrews.

• Also check to see if your poles can be screwed together to make an avalanche probe.

Komperdell Nordic Walking Poles - Featherlight- $64.95 - Save 45%

Komperdell’s featherlight Nordic walking poles can increase your endurance and reduce muscle strain by giving you as many as four contact points with the ground. Great for excercise, too! Unique on and off feature lets you extend the tungsten carbide tips when you need improved traction in treacherous conditions.

Include shock-absorbing rubber tips plus spike tips for icy or slippery terrain
# Rubber tips provide low-vibration walking comfort on firm terrain or pavement
# Comfortable foam rubber handles
# Adjustable wrist straps
# Carbon shaft
# Weight: 9 oz. pr.
# Sold as a pair
# By Komperdell of Austria

Instructor (Sahara) Trekking Pole - $149.95

You’ve joined the Nordic walking crowd and you’re getting serious about the sport - so, it’s time to turn to the best teacher you’ll ever have, Leki’s Instructor Trekking Pole.
You’ll be able to adjust the pole to your height and keep it in place with the Super Lock System while you walk comfortably with your hands grasping the Shark Grips.

Contour Elliptic Carbon Trekking Poles - $159.00

Trudge through any conditions with ease when you carry Black Diamond’s high-end Contour Elliptic Carbon trekking pole.
Light and sleek, you’ll appreciate the help they provide via their ergonomically comfortable elliptic shape and the dual-density grip with Nubuck straps that makes them easy to grasp, all while being easy on your body by absorbing shock with the carbon fiber construction.

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