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    Quote Originally Posted by skinnbones View Post
    I'm going to tote my old fashion stick I found on a gentle hike through a Pennsylvania state park. No ski poles for me.
    Just remember the AT consists of roughly 5 MILLION steps, meaning you'll be lifting that heavy stick 2.5 MILLION times, vs a really lightweight trekking pole (NOT a ski pole). I met a really nice young guy on the trail last year. He went by "walking stick" because he had a really nice looking but ridiculously heavy walking stick. Evan though he was young and otherwise strong, at the end of the day for the ~8-10 days I was around him, he was absolutely wiped out. Not sure how far he made it as the rest of the group eventually had to leave him behind, he was just too slow lugging that heavy stick.

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    Thanks, give it some thought.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skinnbones View Post
    I'm going to tote my old fashion stick I found on a gentle hike through a Pennsylvania state park. No ski poles for me.
    Don't need poles to ski well.

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    HikerMom just a bit of levity. It is only hiking after all.

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    For years I used none, then for more years I used only 1 and never could figure out why it took so long to convince myself to use one. Now for the last 15 years, I've used 2 and think the same thing about why i used only 1.
    My reasons for using two? Better stability crossing uneven ground, streams, etc. Better cadence and rhythm when walking. Better ability to prop things up. One left over to use if one breaks.

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