Gareth Griffith
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- SJPdP to Santiago de Compestela in May(2016)
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Yes for some people using two poles can be technically challenging and I am all for people making their own decisions after all 'it's your camino" and you can do what you like.because some of us are much happier using only one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you walking in period costume and your water in a gourd? Have you got your Osprey back pack and Salomon boots or is it just your walking stick that is traditional?Because we walk the traditional way. Show me one statue of St James with two poles ...
. One of his pole tips got caught between the rocks and he dislocated his collar bone. An alpine rescue team flew in by helicopter to get him off the mountain and into a hospital
I'm sorry, @Kathar1na, but relying on an artistic representation of a mythical event seems to me to be a poor basis for any discussion. Are you expecting future generations to believe in the historical accuracy of Blinky the Three Eyed Fish?Show me one statue of St James with two poles
I'm more than happy, I'm delighted that you've discovered the joy of sticks!If you are happy to walk with two sticks, I am happy for you.
As I am happy to walk with one stick (staff actually) why can't you be happy for me also?
Why do you feel the need to convince others that your way is the better one?
Buen Camino de la Vida, SY
Why oh why oh why do people ask whether they need two trekking poles or could they get by with one as they like to have one hand free?
Just don't buy any poles and have both hands free!
When I go rowing my boat I always just take the one oar as it leaves me the other hand free to take photos as I go round in circles.
Cycling home afterwards is always a bit of an uphill struggle as i took one pedal off my bike so I'd have a foot free to kick out at any dog that came to attack me or just in case there was a game of bicycle football en route.
I bought a pair of rollerskates for Christmas and gave one of them to my friend so we can both go out rollerskating together with one skate each. I find it very useful to have a spare foot that I can use to push off with and it helps enormously that I have one foot safely encased in a sturdy boot for stability.
Why on earth anyone would want to buy and use two trekking poles is completely beyond me. The good Lord gave us two hands so that one could hold a pole and the other can be used for holding a drink, a cigarette or picking ones nose.
The fact that the manufacturers of the more expensive trekking poles sell them in pairs is purely a marketing ploy to double their sales. Alternatively, one of friends has suggested it could be for couples who go walking together. I highlighted to him that some of these trekking poles that are sold in pairs are marked L and R to which I got the withering response that he is right handed and his wife is left handed. How could I have been so stupid not to have thought of that myself!
Over the summer months I have been building myself an aeroplane with just the one wing to keep costs down and so that it fits in the garden shed a bit easier. Can anyone suggest what might be the reason I am having difficulty getting the thing up in the air?
I'm sorry, @Kathar1na, but relying on an artistic representation of a mythical event seems to me to be a poor basis for any discussion. Are you expecting future generations to believe in the historical accuracy of Blinky the Three Eyed Fish?
Did you get that image from the Doubtful News site?Blinky is real!
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