Review:
Leki Poles
There is so much written about hiking poles. I believe that the older hiker should definitely use two high quality hiking poles. When I trekked in Nepal, the poles made a difference between struggling and enjoying hiking in the Himalayas. I know that awful feeling of having a trekking pole break the first day in Nepal for a 30 day hike.
Leki is committed to making the best product - in fact, they have a lifetime guarantee! When at Trail Days in Virginia, they will recondition any pole that comes to their tent. Boy, are they busy. I have never had a Leki pole break. The company wants to educate hikers on how to take care of their poles so they last!
I use my poles for skiing, dayhiking, backpacking, and Nordic walking. Would you believe, they are also my tent poles? Now that's what I call value!
Although most people think of Leki as the hiking pole experts, they have wonderful ski poles for all type of skier. We tried the Flair S ski pole and after skiing half a season with them, had no bend in the pole. They were especially comfortable with the mittens Leki offers that has a clip so when you are riding up the chair, you can instantly remove the pole from your wrist.
This was invaluable as a ski instructor, since we are always helping our students at a moment's notice. The grip is form fitting to the hand and the pole is eye catching. It is nice to combine practicality with style! These poles can be used with regular mittens and you fasten the strap to the glove, then still can clip out of the pole.
You need to look no further for excellent poles for a low impact sport than Leki and the Nordic walking poles. This is a sport you can do in any weather and gives you a much better workout than just walking. As we get older, it is a good idea to have more places hitting the ground, so our balance is better.
One of our reviewers used these after major surgery to walk and got strength much faster than using two canes. She also said, she felt emotionally more normal using the poles instead of canes that are associated with "older" people.
There is so much written about hiking poles. I believe that the older hiker should definitely use two high quality hiking poles. When I trekked in Nepal, the poles made a difference between struggling and enjoying hiking in the Himalayas. I know that awful feeling of having a trekking pole break the first day in Nepal for a 30 day hike.
Leki is committed to making the best product – in fact, they have a lifetime guarantee! When at Trail Days in Virginia, they will recondition any pole that comes to their tent. Boy, are they busy. I have never had a Leki pole break. The company wants to educate hikers on how to take care of their poles so they last!
I use my poles for skiing, dayhiking, backpacking, and Nordic walking. Would you believe, they are also my tent poles? Now that’s what I call value!
...Fiftysense Product Review Panel