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PEEVE: Trekking Poles in Technical Canyons

Saw a few scars from trekking poles in Spry this past trip.

Excepting Ram, I can’t understand why anyone would bother bringing trekking poles down a technical canyon. And they leave all these scars behind.

Please don’t.

Tom

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AuthorTom Jones
DateApril 29, 2003
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  • Tom Jones

    Actually, ahem, uh, well…

    we only saw marks on the approach, on an unlikely slab where they probably did little good. didn’t see any marks in the canyon, so maybe they were properly stowed in the canyon proper.

    T

    — In Yahoo Canyons Group, “adkramoo” wrote: > — In Yahoo Canyons Group, “Tom Jones” wrote:

    Saw a few scars from trekking poles in Spry this past trip.

    Excepting Ram, I can’t understand why anyone would bother bringing

    trekking poles down a technical canyon. And they leave all these

    scars behind.

    Please don’t.

    Tom

    Tom > Where these marks in the canyon from poles, high low or on the sides? > Scratches on the walls, like attached to a pack? If you take poles > in, make sure they collapse and can fit in a pack. Rubber tips help > also. > RAM

  • adkramoo

    — In Yahoo Canyons Group, “Tom Jones” wrote: > Saw a few scars from trekking poles in Spry this past trip.

    Excepting Ram, I can’t understand why anyone would bother bringing > trekking poles down a technical canyon. And they leave all these > scars behind.

    Please don’t.

    Tom

    Tom Where these marks in the canyon from poles, high low or on the sides? Scratches on the walls, like attached to a pack? If you take poles in, make sure they collapse and can fit in a pack. Rubber tips help also. RAM