Are there any safety hazards in using trekking poles?
Folding trekking poles have only really started to stay in the last few years. These foldable trekking poles are one of the lightest and most portable types available. While they are nowhere near as durable and strong as most two- or three-section telescopic trekking poles, they are durable enough for low- to moderate-intensity trekking and mountaineering for most average climbers and hikers. They are especially good for rock climbers and trail runners because they are small and lightweight and easy to carry, you can put them on the outside of your backpack or inside so you can use them for rock climbing The road behind. In general, most folding trekking poles are 18-23 cm shorter than most telescopic trekking poles, and can be 280-400 grams lighter, depending on the degree of lightweighting. There are several folding trekking poles that don't have a detachable rest, and most don't have the option to adjust the height. Use the right trekking pole to save effort, use the wrong one is more dangerous
Don't bury yourself a safety hazard
Many mountaineering enthusiasts ignore the correct use of trekking poles. If you can't use trekking poles correctly, not only will it not help you reduce the load, but it will bring you a safety hazard.
1. In places with slopes, teammates need to pull each other. In this case, it is absolutely impossible to use trekking poles as a power tool to let the other party pull the trekking poles to climb. Even the best trekking poles may fall off, and this method of using the poles as a pulling tool is likely to cause accidents.
2. Some ALICE friends are tired from walking, so they hold the trekking stick in their hands, and the tip of the stick is not dragged on the ground, but raised upwards. This practice is very taboo. The reason is that the tip of the stick is very sharp, and if a person walking behind accidentally falls forward, it is likely to be stabbed by the tip of the stick and cause injury. So in any case, the tip of the stick can only go down, and it is strictly forbidden to go up.
3. Almost all of the inner locking trekking poles use a threaded expansion structure, and the thread will always loosen slowly when used for a long time; especially the trekking poles used in the left hand, due to the habitual external rotation of the arms, the trekking poles will be gradually unlocked . So every time you walk for a while, you must stop and check the trekking poles and tighten them.
