Tips on poles should be rubberized for use on concrete or asphalt and carbide for mountain trails. Wrist straps, to be effective, should be entered with the hand coming up through the loop as if it ...

No, they’re not just for folks attempting the Appalachian Trail. With proper technique, trekking poles can improve any hiker’s performance and fitness. Trekking poles have saved many a weekend warrior ...

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 ...