Poles have long been considered essential equipment by most backpackers, but runners have been slower to adopt them. But I sense this is changing, based on the number of pole-carrying runners I now ...

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Hiking poles aren’t just for older folks with cranky joints. A good pair of hiking poles is essential gear for the trail—just like hiking boots, hiking socks, hiking pants, and hiking packs. Not only ...

In 2002, on day eight of my first-ever thru hike of the Appalachian Trail, I descended to the Nantahala Outdoor Center at mile 138 with a deflated spirit, a crushingly heavy pack, shin splints, and ...

Running poles are becoming an increasingly common sight in long-distance trail events. Light, durable and easily tucked away into a hydration pack, they come into their own on steep inclines, ...

Recently, I ran a half marathon in the mountains of Vermont and had a chance to check out a product with which I was previously unfamiliar — trekking poles. More known on the European racing scene, ...

Watch any European trail race or ultramarathon and odds are you’ll find runners huffing and puffing up insanely steep climbs or tip-toeing atop razor-thin mountain ridges with poles in their hands.