[pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 75, Issue 16

[River Malcolm]

To Landy Figeroa (and others) —

If poles give you wrist problems, you might want to check out the instruction DVD 
at adventure buddies.net for using hiking poles in a body-friendly way.
I do not know the makers of the video but it helped me immensely when
I first got poles,

River

On Sun, Mar 16, at Mar 16  10:00, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Hi group,
> I have a question.  I have been setting up my tarp at home with old ski
> poles, but will definitely not be carrying these for my trip, and hiking
> poles KILL my wrists, so I'm not carrying those either.  I anticipate being
> able to find sticks once we get into pinyon/juniper habitat types, then
> throughout the Sierras and beyond, but am not sure about the desert.  Is
> there a way to improvise tarp poles in the desert (stiff agave leaves?), or
> should I bite the bullet and get some carbon fiber tarp poles from Zpacks?
> I don't think I order and  receive poles from Fibraplex soon enough for my
> start date.  Thanks!