Your forearm should be near to 90 degrees when the pole tip is resting on the ground, as shown in the diagram. Use our Buying Guide Index to explore tonnes of useful information about equipment, clothing and footwear - and not just for hiking - all our sports are covered.
Send us an Email any time. We often reply outside of normal working hours. Instructions below:. If you need help adjusting your trekking poles height, please check out our video below on step by step instruction on how to adjust your walking poles:. By using the correct height, hiking sticks and trekking poles help take the load off your feet, legs, and back.
By employing one or two additional points of contact with the ground, your upper body can help offset the strain on your lower body and core. As a reminder, always buy two poles, one for each arm.
You want some length left in reserve so that you can extend the poles for added reach on the downhills. The object is to shorten the poles on climbs, and then extend them for the descents. Remember that the heights of your trekking poles will vary from person to person even if you are the same height and from terrain to terrain.
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