“Outdoor Idaho” host Bruce Reichert uses trekking poles to help him descend a steep stretch of trail in the Boulder Mountains near Ketchum. Chadd Cripe [email protected] Trekking poles are ...

How to use trekking poles isn’t as obvious as you might think. You don’t just stab them into the ground as you walk. To get the full benefits you need to know how to set them up and use proper body ...

Walking poles can help with balance and reduce strain on your joints. Adjusting trekking poles so your elbow is bent helps you to use them properly. The right walking poles can make your walks safer ...

Though loads of gnarled old-timers might think of trekking poles as “nerdy” or “only for speed-walking grannies,” the science is in, and it says that using a simple set of walking sticks in each hand ...

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