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In my early days of thru-hiking, I was vehemently against carrying trekking poles. I saw them as unnecessary, something that my parents or grandparents would use. In short, I regarded them as ...

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Trekking poles are definitely a plus. In the past ten years I ve gone from mild skeptic about poles (good for long glacier treks, not much else) to an absolute believer in using them any time I put on ...