I solemnly swear to stay out of gear-shops for the rest of the year

Posted by @ 6:10 pm on Sunday 24th October, 2010.

Despite being a fairly-well-balanced biped I figured that I'd need some outriggers while pootling about with the new snooshows.

After a discussion of my needs with the guys at The Outdoor Warehouse in Windermere, I spent the next couple of days considering the options.

Two days later I returned, reconsidered the options and bought these slimline clackysticks:

Mountain King Trail Blaze Poles

Yes, I know that they're meant for "fast & light" use rather than "slow & middle-age-spread" crawlers like me, and I'd read PTC*'s report stating that "snowshoeing made them nervous". Nevertheless, seeing as they are going to be used more for balance than for weight-bearing or Nordic strolling, and that I'm no heavyweight and thus I'm unlikely to overload them, we all figured that they might fit the bill as well as any of the others on offer.

The nice lad behind the counter even allowed himself to be talked into chucking in a pair of Leki Snow Baskets for free, and declined my offer to let him keep the original baskets that I'll have no use for as I'll not be using these clackysticks to annoy people while doing general fell-walking.

I'll let you know how the sticks fare after I've had a chance to make them nervous myself. Whether the report will be posted from home after a successful deployment, or from hospital during recovery from broken ankles and/or frostbite, only time will tell.

3 Responses to “I solemnly swear to stay out of gear-shops for the rest of the year”

  1. BG! says:

    I'll go stand in the corner... again 😉

  2. Martin Rye says:

    Balance and staying upright is a good thing. Get back in the gear shops you are worrying me. If the wife read that title she could say I can do it as well till the end of the year. Not the done thing Stef. Oh by the way nice poles.

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