davmik
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Good news: The last week has been successful for setting up travel for my wife and I. We depart Sept 2, on Iberia non stop from LAX to Madrid, connecting to a short flight to Pamplona. For our first night, we have dinner and a room reserved at Pension Corazon Puro. They will pick us up at the the Pamplona airport and also provide a ride to St. Jean Pied de Port the next day. We have have reservation to have dinner and spend the night at L’Esprit du Chemin. Next day we'll beginning walking to Refuge Orisson where we have reservations for dinner and lodging. We should have an carefree beginning to our Camino and we're excited.
One minor setback: Today, after walking about 3 miles near my home, I tripped and fell. The fall was complicated because I was using trekking poles with the straps snugged up on my wrists. My left hand got a bit tangled with the pole as I attempted to break my fall with my hands. The pole was bent and I ended up dislocating my left index finger. No real injury - the doctor at the nearby clinic popped the joint right back in place. Irony: the poles are supposed to help prevent falls. Trying to analyze what went wrong, the best I can figure is that because I was walking "Nordic style" the poles were never in front of my body and thus they didn't add any stability, only forward propulsion. I simply lost focus(I blame the chewing gum) and tripped on irregular terrain and fell forward. But now I'm very reluctant to use the wrist straps again. Anybody have concerns about using wrist straps on walking poles?
One minor setback: Today, after walking about 3 miles near my home, I tripped and fell. The fall was complicated because I was using trekking poles with the straps snugged up on my wrists. My left hand got a bit tangled with the pole as I attempted to break my fall with my hands. The pole was bent and I ended up dislocating my left index finger. No real injury - the doctor at the nearby clinic popped the joint right back in place. Irony: the poles are supposed to help prevent falls. Trying to analyze what went wrong, the best I can figure is that because I was walking "Nordic style" the poles were never in front of my body and thus they didn't add any stability, only forward propulsion. I simply lost focus(I blame the chewing gum) and tripped on irregular terrain and fell forward. But now I'm very reluctant to use the wrist straps again. Anybody have concerns about using wrist straps on walking poles?