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Pace Maker Trekking Poles on Sale Now at Trekkingpoles.com

TrekkingPoles.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:18:38 +0000

Trekkingpoles.com, retailers of high quality trekking poles and affordable hiking gear, recently announced a sale on Pace Maker Trekking Poles. For a limited time, shoppers can enjoy sale prices on select styles of Pace Maker trekking poles at trekkingpoles.com. Trekkingpoles.com is now offering discounts on the most popular Pace Maker trekking poles, including the Pace Maker Nordic Walking Poles, the Pace Maker Monopod and Walking Stick and the Pace Maker Hiking Poles with Compass. In addition to the sale on Pace Maker trekking poles, outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy affordable prices on other popular brands, including Black Diamond, Hammers and Kaito.

According to Bob Smith, the sale on Pace Maker trekking poles makes it easy to get outside and start enjoying the outdoors, “Pace Maker trekking poles are some of the most durable trekking poles on the market today. If you’ve been wanting to get outdoors for exercise or simply to explore everything that nature has to offer, there is no easier way to get started then with a well-made set of trekking poles from Pace Maker. “

In addition to selling the latest products from popular brands like Pace Maker, Trekkingpoles.com is a valuable resource for those who enjoy spending time in the great outdoors with the best gear for the job. The site offers the most popular brands of trekking poles and hiking accessories, making it easy to find exactly what you want and get out exploring. As reported by the company’s spokesperson, Bob Smith, “We believe that people shouldn’t have to shop all over town to find the best deal on trekking poles, which is why we offer great deals on top selling brands. At trekkingples.com, we’ve made it easy to find exactly what you what. And with our latest sale on Pace Maker trekking poles, you can find high quality poles at an even more affordable price.”

Designed to provide an easy, streamlined purchase process with safe, secure checkout, trekkingpoles.com offers everything that today’s trekker on the go needs to get the most out of every adventure. For more information, please visit http://trekkingpoles.com.

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Large Internal Frame Packs: Mountainsmith Expanse Part 1

TrekkingPoles.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:01:07 +0000

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BD employee Kolin Powick reports on his volunteer work at the Khumbu Climbing Center in Nepal

TrekkingPoles.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:16:03 +0000

Black Diamond Equipment’s Director of Global Quality, Kolin Powick, has taken four weeks off of work here in Salt Lake City to volunteer his time and expertise at the Khumbu Climbing Center in Nepal. Numerous BD athletes have gone to support the center in the past (including Cedar Wright and Conrad Anker), but this is the first time a BD in-house employee has made the trip to support the non-profit center. Kolin sent us the following email shortly after his arrival at the center along with some photos from his first few days in country.

I’ve been in Nepal for over 10 days now (too bad I can’t say the same for my four 50-pound duffels which were lost by the airlines). I’m here volunteering at the Khumbu Climbing Center, part of the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation. The goal of the Climbing Center is to teach the locals who work or want to work in the mountains how to do it safely. This is the ninth year of the Khumbu Climbing Center and I’m truly honored to be included as one of the six Western Instruction Staff.

After a joyous 45-hours of travel (where I picked up the funk), I arrived in Katmandu with three other Western Staff: Steve Mock, Mike Shaw and Jesse McGahey. Unfortunately my bags didn’t make it. I spent the next three days laid up in bed trying to recover from the funk and hoping my bags would show. For some reason one bag showed—the one with my climbing gear… so that was good. The guys had to head into the Khumbu while I waited one more day for my four bags. No luck. Bags or no bags, it was now time to go, but I needed to make a quick pit stop to the tourist district to buy some clothes. Unfortunately they had a limited selection, so I’m sporting some sweet women’s long underwear as I type this.

Pete Athans (another Western Instructor and all-around bad ass) and I headed into the Khumbu together. With over 30 trips to Nepal (including seven Everest summits) under his belt and being fluent in Nepali, Pete was an ideal tour guide, especially for a non-world-traveler like myself.

A heart-in-your-throat flight into Lukla, and three days of walking through Namche took us to the village of Phortse and the home of the Khumbu Climbing Center. I couldn’t have felt much more lame, carrying my seven kilo pack with camera gear as we passed porters carrying triple loads (91kg). Unbelievable. To say the walk was spectacular would be quite the understatement. I almost biffed it countless times as I was constantly staring up at Everest, Lhoste, Ama Dablam and Tawoche. Unreal.

Two days into the hike we got word that another of my bags had showed up in Katmandu. Unfortunately it wasn’t the duffel with my clothes; it was a duffel of donated gear for the school… still a small victory. The final Western Instructor, Renny Jackson, would be arriving in a few days so he would be able to bring the retrieved gear with him.

We started off with a daylong instructors seminar, talking about consistent technique and proper use of gear. Yesterday we sorted through all of the center’s donated gear (some which was a bit worse for wear) and began registering the 66 students as they arrived for the 10-day Basic Class. The curriculum including knots, belaying, rock climbing, ice climbing ascending fixed ropes, rescue techniques, map and compass work, geology, wilderness first aid and English classes. A jam packed schedule for sure.

Word is a third duffel arrived today. Once again… not the one with my clothes… more gear for the school, but at least Renny would be able to get it before he makes the trek.

This morning was the opening ceremony including the welcoming and blessings, and then it was straight to work: knots and basic belaying. Soon we’ll hit the rock and ice. Stay tuned for a second installment… maybe by then my final bag will be found and I’ll be in some clean clothes. That would be nice.

Out for now from the chilly Himalayas
KP

Black Diamond Journal

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Video #3: BD athlete Adam Ondra bouldering in Fontainebleau, France

TrekkingPoles.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:19:03 +0000

Black Diamond athlete Adam Ondra has recently focused his energies to the world of bouldering, and the results have been stunning. This December, fresh off his second ascent of Gioia in Italy (at 8C+, one of the hardest boulder problems in the world), Adam set off for his first-ever visit to the iconic boulders of Fontainebleau, France.
We sent videographer Alvi Pakarinen down to Font to film Adam during his five-day trip, and he was on the scene for a slew of hard sends.  
Here is Video #3 of the three-part series Alvi edited together for us of Adam’s trip, and this one capture‘s Adam’s flash of Gekko Assis (8B+), one of the hardest flashes in history, on his last day in the forest.
If you missed Video #1, watch it here.
If you missed Video #2, watch it here.

Adam wrote the following about the moments captured in Video #3:

After restday, we woke up into still and foggy conditions, but it was obvious that the fog must diminish soon and the sun will show up on the sky. Warm up in Bas Cuvier was an incredible joy, doing the first 6A (Marie Rose) and 7A (Joker) in a sunny morning was a true pleasure. Kheops Assis was ticked off in a couple of tries. I went to L’Apparemment low start, an 8B in Apremont sector. This is truly incredible problem with insane typical-Font topoput. I had some problems, especially wet footholds at the beginning, but after an hour it was done. Just next to it, there was one more 8B, La Pierre Philosophale by Fred Nicole. A roof with hard fingerlocks, it was too much for the end of the day, Jacky was true claiming that this is one of the hardest roofs in Font.

One last day. My goal for the season was to flash an 8B+, but within autumn having too many projects, I abandoned this idea and gave it up for the year. But one problem came on my mind, Gecko. My friend Andrej Chrastina told me about it 5 years ago, when I did bouldering very rarely. Andrej was persuading me to go to Font to try this problem, saying that it would fit my style very well. A last day of climbing of 2011… why not give it a try to fulfill my goal of the year? All the other goals for the year I had already managed to fulfill (excluding competitions).

The day didn’t start in the best way: after cleaning the gite and getting lost and searching for the bloc in the wood from a different parking, we arrived in the sector a little while after noon, already tired after the beginning of the day and after the climbing the previous day. I took some warm up, not feeling very well, but having a lot of psych thanks to cold conditions. I tried to remember the video from the previous night, asked my friends to clean the holds that I couldn’t reach from the pads and I set off. First two moves were OK, then it was very hard to move left heel to the left. I was very close to falling, feeling that I was loosing a balance for a moment, but somehow I stayed on the rock. There is a one thing that I really love in climbing: heel hooking. And the rest of the problem is about awkward heelhooks and I felt pretty solid. The last hard movement I shrieked, but I was almost sure I would do it. I felt unstoppable at that very moment.

Concrening the grade I am not very sure, I would love to claim that I flashed an 8B+, but I am awkward to admit that I could climb that well. Considering the effort and how (not) fresh I felt, I can’t agree with 8B+, at least for my height. Or was I really in such a good shape, especially when all the other repetitions had confirmed the grade of 8B+? I wish I were, but my own subjective feeling tells me something else.

The rest of the day we spent in Cuisiniere, where I had to climb Karma, the world-famous 8A. And despite humidity, mission completed. Duel, another famous 8A, seemed like an ideal end of the year, but I had to admit defeat in that humidity. Doesn’t matter, the year 2011 was successful enough to make me feel satisfied and this trip will be definitely immense source of motivation for the next year.

Font is an incredible place and the beauty of climbing there was even better than I had hoped. It is definitely, the best bouldering area I have ever visited.

Black Diamond Journal

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Trekkingpoles.com Announces Sale on Wood Trekking Poles and Walking Sticks

TrekkingPoles.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:34:42 +0000

Trekkinpoles.com, retailers of popular trekking poles and trekking pole accessories, recently announced a sale on wood trekking poles and wood walking sticks. For a limited time, shoppers can enjoy sale prices on select wood trekking poles, including the SE Natural Wooden Walking Stick and the SE Lightweight Natural Wooden Walking Stick at trekkingpoles.com. According to trekkingpoles.com spokesperson, Bob Smith, wood walking sticks and trekking poles are ideal for those looking for a durable and attractive walking tool, “The wood trekking poles featured in our sale are made from natural Asian hardwoods and are just as strong as they are attractive. These wood walking sticks can be used in a variety of conditions, including snow and ice, making them a highly versatile option for those who love the outdoors.”

In addition to the wood trekking poles on sale at trekkingpoles.com, outdoor enthusiasts can take advantage of a large selection of walking sticks and trekking poles from popular brands including Komperdell, Black Diamond, Hammers, Kaito, Leki and Swiss Gear. Trekkingpoles.com is also a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in exploring the great outdoors with the best gear for the job. The site offers the most popular styles and brands, making it easy to find something for everyone quickly and affordably, from the amateur hiker on up to professional mountain climbers.

Trekkingpoles.com offers the highest quality trekking poles directly to its customers via the company’s online store. Customers can choose from a wide variety of materials and styles, including fixed length, adjustable, collapsible, compact, folding and telescoping trekking poles. Outdoor adventurers who want to learn more about the items sold on treakkingpoles.com can read trekking pole reviews and other useful product information on the company’s blog. Designed to provide an easy, streamlined purchase process with safe, secure checkout, trekkingpoles.com offers everything that today’s trekker on the go needs to get the most out of every adventure. For more information, please visit http://trekkingpoles.com.

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Trekkingpoles.com Announces New Year’s Sale on Leki Trekking Poles

TrekkingPoles.com — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:05:02 +0000

Trekkingpoles.com, retailers of top selling trekking poles and trekking pole accessories, recently announced a New Year’s sale on Leki trekking poles. For limited time, outdoor enthusiasts can take can advantage of savings on select styles from Leki, makers of top of the line trekking poles that are designed for all types of terrain. Trekkingples.com is now offering discounted prices on several styles of Leki trekking poles, including the Wanderfreund Speedlock Trekking Poles. The Summit Antishock Trekking Pole and the Nordic Walking Traveller Nordic Pole. Also offering sale prices on Leki replacement parts, the New Year’s sale is sure to please those who are new to Leki trekking poles, and those who have long appreciated the brand’s sleek design and high level of durability.

In addition to selling the latest products from popular brands like Leki, Trekkingpoles.com is a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in exploring the great outdoors with the best gear for the job. The site offers the most popular styles and brands of high quality trekking poles and hiking accessories, making it easy to find exactly what you want and get out exploring. As reported by the company’s spokesperson, Bob Smith, “We understand that your free time is precious – why would you want to spend it shopping for outdoor gear, when you could actually be outdoors, enjoying life. At trekkingples.com, we’ve made it easy to find exactly what you what. And with our latest sale Leki trekking poles, you can find it at an even more affordable price.”

From the amateur hiker on up to professional mountain climbers, Trekkingpoles.com offers the highest quality trekking poles directly to its customers via the company’s online store. Customers can choose from a wide variety of materials and style, including fixed length, adjustable, collapsible, compact, folding and telescoping trekking poles. Outdoor adventurers who want to learn more about the items old on treakkingpoles.com can read trekking pole reviews and other useful product information on the company’s blog.

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Texas Bushcraft: Hiking Pole Mod from Oregon Mike

TrekkingPoles.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:51:09 +0000

This is just a short video on a pole that Oregon Mike sent me about a year ago. The shaft is hollow so I decided to put a few things in there. I will be adding a ferro rod and other things as I acquire them. Perhaps some fishing tackle. Oregon Mikes Channel: www.youtube.com
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Hiking Equipment – Walking, Trekking or Hiking Poles & How To Use Them

TrekkingPoles.com — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:29:03 +0000

www.hikingequipmentsite.com – Learn more on Walking, Trekking or Hiking Poles and how to use them on my blog post. Hiking Poles, also known as walking poles, trekking poles, hiking sticks, walking canes, hiking canes are an increasingly popular item of hiking equipment. Poles are perhaps your best friend when walking on relatively difficult, snowy or muddy terrain. On uncertain terrain, or steep slopes, they are useful for stability, and many people say they help to minimise knee pain. They can also be used as aids when climbing rocks or boulders, to check the depth of mud and water and help facilitate a safe crossing. www.hikingequipmentsite.com – Click here to see what else you may need from our detailed hiking equipment checklist. www.HikingEquipmentSite.com – Visit my blog for hiking gear guides, hiking trip guides and more…
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Trekkingpoles.com Now Offering Komperdell Trekking Poles for Outdoor Enthusiasts

TrekkingPoles.com — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:05:45 +0000

Trekkingpoles.com, retailers of top selling trekking poles, recently announced the addition of popular Komperdell trekking poles to their online inventory. Komperdell trekking poles, perhaps best known for being used by Hans Kammerlander, the first man to ski down Mt. Everest, are a favorite among outdoor enthusiasts and professional mountaineers. Trekkingpoles.com now sells several of the best selling trekking pole styles from Komperdell, including the C3 Carbon DuoLock, the Walker Antishock, the Highlander Cork and the Carbon Airshock. Along with Komperdell trekking poles, customers can also purchase Komperdell replacement parts and accessories, including grips, tip protectors and baskets on the site.

Manufactured in Austria since the early 1930s, Komperdell trekking poles are perfect for everyone from weekend outdoor adventurers to serious athletes who are looking for the most durable gear for their outdoor adventures. Trekkingpoles.com is excited to add the popular brand to their online inventory of the best trekking poles. According the company’s spokesman, Bob Smith, “Komperdell trekking poles are some of the best out there – our customers have been demanding them and we are pleased to now offer them for sale on trekkingpoles.com. “

In addition to selling the latest products form popular brands like Komperdell, Trekkingpoles.com is a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in exploring the great outdoors with the best gear for the job. The site offers the most popular styles and brands, making it easy to find something for everyone quickly and affordably, from the amateur hiker on up to professional mountain climbers.

Trekkingpoles.com offers the highest quality trekking poles directly to its customers via the company’s online store. Customers can choose from a wide variety of materials and style, including fixed length, adjustable, collapsible, compact, folding and telescoping trekking poles. Outdoor adventurers who want to learn more about the items old on treakkingpoles.com can read trekking pole reviews and other useful product information on the company’s blog. Designed to provide an easy, streamlined purchase process with safe, secure checkout, trekkingpoles.com offers everything that today’s trekker on the go needs to get the most out of every adventure. For more information, please visit http://trekkingpoles.com.

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Latest Trekking News

TrekkingPoles.com — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:35:03 +0000

Elephant kills trekking veterinary student in Malaysia
She was trekking with a friend and a local guide in the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Sabah state when the elephant turned on them. Professor Rosanne Taylor, dean of the university's Faculty of Veterinary Science, said Jenna was a dean's list prize winner …
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Saints Hockey Captain to Bike Across Canada
The "Trekking 4 Transplants" bike ride will span from Cape Spear, Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia, or about 5600 miles. The pair will set out on their adventure in May after Milsom graduates from St. Scholastica, and expect the trip to take …
Read more on Northland’s NewsCenter

Trekking the Trans-Canada pipeline
By Jennifer Heathcock – email SMITH COUNTY (KYTX) – The Trans-Canada pipeline has become a heated topic in our nation's capital, legislators are pushing for a final decision on whether or not the proposed route will take effect. …
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From Manang to Lumbini: A new trail to discover the joy of trekking
POKHARA, Dec 18: The government is preparing to develop a trekking trail linking Lumbini in Tarai with the Himalayan district of Manang and focus on the upcoming Visit Lumbini Year-2012. The trail is being developed as a sub-trail of Great Himalayan …
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NORDIC WALKING – An Introduction & How To!

TrekkingPoles.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:15:03 +0000

Achieve, Maintain & Restore Mobility & ATTITUDE! Improve Endurance, Strength, Posture, Joint Health & Bone Density WITHOUT increasing perceived exertion!. Easy-to-learn, this activity gets anyone moving & grooving. For lots more info (including free purchase consultation form), check out: www.PolesForMobility.com Nordic Pole Walking is an amazing activity for cross training, weight loss and exercise! Walking with ATTITUDE helps to restore spinal rotation which helps back health.
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personal-trainer-cardiff.com A simple demonstration of Nordic Walking. Use 90% of the bodies muscles and burn up to 45% more calories than walking. Instructors can learn to teach Nordic Walking at nordicwalking.co.uk. A full Nordic Walking introduction Video levels 1-4, warm and stretch, can be purchased from www.pure4success.com

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Black Diamond athlete Sonnie Trotter reports on his send of The Prophet on El Cap

TrekkingPoles.com — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:29:03 +0000

Black Diamond athlete Sonnie Trotter made an extended trip to Yosemite Valley this fall, where he was able to make the second ascent of Leo Houlding’s route The Prophet (VI 5.13d R) on the southeast face of El Cap. Not bad for his first time on the Big Stone! Below is an email Sonnie sent us last week detailing his successful ascent and his subsequent R&R in Bishop, with photos from Sonnie and ace photog Paul Bride.

Years ago, before I ever considered free climbing El Cap, my hero Tommy Caldwell told me this would happen. He told me to drink plenty of water and to take time off. He told me it may take up to 2 weeks, depending on the experience. Today, I can barely use a pen or a keyboard. It’s not that I’m in pain, or that my skin hurts, but I am feeling a deep level of fatigue that I have never known before. It’s as though I’m sick, but I’m not. I’m perfectly fine, once I get out of bed that is. Seriously though, my arms are heavy, hands won’t close tightly, I seem to have lost all strength, like I’ll never get it back again. I know I will, but that’s how it feels right now. It’s just time I suppose.

For the past 6 weeks, I have been high as a kite, working hard, climbing, hiking, hauling and slogging myself around the Big Stone trying to free climb a new route, which was put up last year by the bold and talented Leo Houlding, called The Prophet. It would be my first El Cap route ever. After 5 weeks, we nearly called it quits—tired, sore and defeated by snow storms. And then suddenly one morning, the weather opened up and we got our tiny window.

With only one rest day, we had to re-motivate and give it everything we had. Our final bid with my partner Will Stanhope was a great success for me, a personal best I think, and the push lasted for 3 days. My personal mission was to climb perfectly, and not to concern myself with the big picture. One move at a time.

After 10 R-rated pitches (5 of which are 5.13), the third day brought us to pitch 11, the 5.13d crux, and luckily I hadn’t yet taken a single fall. I felt good. Athletes call it being ‘in the zone,’ climbers call it coffee. I went for it in the heat of mid-day sun, the rock was hot and sweaty, but I felt strong. I made it to the crux feeling good, I thought I had it, but the rubber on my boots wasn’t feeling the same optimism and I suddenly slipped off a crucial foothold. I was in the air even before I knew I had fallen. I took a safe 30-footer, but my confidence in my footwork took a beating. I had to rest, and the realization set in that I had to give it everything I had in the evening, (when the temps would be cooler). There would be no second chance, we had to leave the next day.

When I booted up 5 hours later, I felt nervous, and my feet were a tad swollen and hurt. When I started climbing, I thankfully felt stronger than on my first try, and before I could even think I was breathing heavily through the cruxes, climbing so quickly I had no time to be scared. All I could think about was my breath and trying to climb perfectly, one tiny pin scar and dime edge at a time. When I got to the anchor, I was more fulfilled than I have ever been on any climb. I might have put in more work on this route than any other, and the reward reminded me about my golden rule, “you get out what you put in.” While pulling up the rope to belay Will and untying my shoes, I shook with adrenaline. That night, I didn’t sleep a single wink. I just watched the stars cross the sky, and then it was light again.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t a perfect ending. Willy fell just after the crux, not because he didn’t climb well, he climbed exceptionally well, but because he ran out of steam. He climbed until he had nothing left, and honestly, that’s all we can ask for sometimes. When we started the mission, he could barely do the moves, in the end, he nearly sent the entire wall. He gets most improved player award and I was extremely proud of him. He switched gears quickly, and we climbed to the summit by headlamp.

We carried everything down by noon on the 4th day, with only enough time to shower, grab a beer, a bag of chips and hit the road. Willy had a flight to China to catch and my wife Lydia was flying in the San Fran that same night. No time for celebrating.

We’re now in Bishop, California. We took the long way around because of a storm, about 15 hours from Yosemite to San Fransisco, up to Tahoe and back down to Bishop. I’ve been cooked ever since, about 8 days, and it’s only getting worse. I’m trying to boulder but can’t muster the strength. I’ve got motivation, my mind is sharp as a tack, I know I want to get up there, but my body just won’t give me what I want or need. But like I said, Tommy told me this would happen.

And yet, I struggle to force it. Friends say chill out, sit back, enjoy the time off, but I get bored too quickly, and soon I have my shoes on again and my hands digging for a good chunk of chalk deep in the bottom of the bag. I pull on the wall thinking it will be different this time, and again, I feel heavy, lethargic, and I plummet into the pads. Despite it all, and all my whining, I’m very grateful to be here in the Sierras, playing among the beautiful blocks. I am reminded just how nice it is to feel the sun on my face, to dry out like a lizard on a granite slab. I just have to practice patience and let the force come back when it’s ready and that’s part of the game of being on the road, so I’ve learned, you sometimes have to wait out periods that we’d rather not. When I’m home, most of me wants to be out climbing everyday, no matter what, and when I’m on the road, sometimes I wish I were home chilling, cooking, working, watching TV or hanging with friends. But this too shall pass, and I know from experience that I’ll be back at it again, with big wide eyes and the full fire inside ready to tear the roof off of something rad. I think I’ll have another glass of water.

Sonnie

Black Diamond Journal

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Any good weekend trekking ideas for places around Dallas Texas?

TrekkingPoles.com — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:15:07 +0000

Question by Trecilla: Any good weekend trekking ideas for places around Dallas Texas?
Hi, does anyone know of good trekking places near dallas Texas? We’re a group of about 6 and would like to go for some trail walking or mini-trekking sort of thing, maybe catch a horse-ride. Anything within a 2-4hr drive from Dallas would be nice.

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Answer by stevenB
In this heat? Are you kidding me? I got in my car and the temp. readout said, “Get out now! Save Yourself!”

Give your answer to this question below!

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Trekkingpoles.com Announces Holiday Savings on the Top Trekking Poles for Christmas

TrekkingPoles.com — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:31:50 +0000

Trekkingpoles.com, retailers of top selling trekking poles and outdoor accessories, recently announced low prices on the top trekking poles for Christmas. Just in time for the holidays, the site has reduced prices on the best trekking pole gifts for 2011, including items from popular brands such as Hikker, Pair of Pace, Leki and Swiss Gear. For a limited time, shoppers can enjoy sale prices and fast shipping on the top trekking poles for Christmas on the company’s website.

According to trekkingpoles.com, the holiday sale features some of the most-wanted trekking poles of the year. As reported by Bob Smith, the company’s spokesperson, shoppers can find the perfect gift for all of the outdoor enthusiasts on their holiday shopping list on trekkingpoles.com, “We’ve lowered prices on some of the best trekking pole gifts of the year, including the Swiss Gear Adjustable Telescoping Hiking Pole, the Leki Trail Trekking Pole and the Hikker HP-5 Anti-Shock Hiking Pole. No matter who you are shopping for, we’ve got something for everyone when it comes to outdoor trekking gear.”

In addition to the sale on the best trekking pole gifts for 2011, trekkingpoles.com also offers affordable prices on the latest trekking poles and outdoor accessories from top selling brands. The site offers a large selection of trekking poles, including styles that are suitable for everyone, from the amateur hiker on up to professional mountaineers.

Trekkingpoles.com offers the highest quality trekking poles directly to its customers via the company’s online store. Customers can choose from a wide variety of materials and style, including fixed length, adjustable, collapsible, compact, folding and telescoping trekking poles. Outdoor adventurers who want to learn more about the items old on treakkingpoles.com can read trekking pole reviews and other useful product information on the company’s blog. Designed to provide an easy, streamlined purchase process with safe, secure checkout, trekkingpoles.com offers everything that today’s trekker on the go needs to get the most out of every adventure. For more information, please visit http://trekkingpoles.com.

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Backpacker’s Gear School: Hold Trekking Poles Right

TrekkingPoles.com — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:37:03 +0000

Kristin Hostetter, Backpacker’s Gear editor, shows you how to hold trekking poles to hike longer and higher with fewer aches and pains. Learn more from Backpacker’s Gear School in the March 2007 Gear Guide, and at www.backpacker.com/video.
Video Rating: 3 / 5

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Nordic Pole Walking ADVANCED Technique! LESSON 1 of 7: Walking Pole Feet Types

TrekkingPoles.com — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:46:04 +0000

Discover how to use your Nordic Pole Walking ( www.keenfit.com ) feet tip types for road, trail surfaces, hiking trails and uneven ground. Make sure you get the most out of your pole walking exercise using the right walking pole technique! Visit our website for more pole walking techniques, instruction and videos.
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