[pct-l] Trekking poles?

[gwschenk at socal.rr.com]

---- sojo hendrix <sojo42 at gmail.com> wrote: 
> helpful for balance
> on rocky terrain or stream crossings

When I watch people cross streams on logs, the ones with trekking poles are the ones that have their balance all out of whack. Their arms are all spread out, and their center of gravity is nowhere close to being over their feet. My experience is the trekking polers tend to have a higher probability of falling in than those without.

Of course, that's not the fault of the poles.

Gary