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  2. The best canes for 2025, according to mobility experts - AOL

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    Best walking pole Leki Wanderfreund Makalu Aluminum Adjustable Lightweight Walking Pole. $85 at Amazon. ... The RMS Quad Cane’s 4.4-star rating across 6,500 Amazon reviews says it all. Its extra ...

  3. Trekking pole - Wikipedia

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    Mountain guide Alice Manfield with a long wooden walking pole in the early 1900s. When in use, modern trekking poles resemble ski poles as they have many features in common, such as baskets at the bottom to prevent the pole sinking through unstable surfaces, and rubber-padded handles and wrist straps to strengthen holding grip. Their maximum ...

  4. Walking stick - Wikipedia

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    Hikers use walking sticks, also known as trekking poles, pilgrim's staffs, hiking poles, or hiking sticks, for a wide variety of purposes: as a support when going uphill or as a brake when going downhill; as a balance point when crossing streams, swamps, or other rough terrain; to feel for obstacles in the path; to test mud and water for depth ...

  5. Ultralight backpacking - Wikipedia

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    Ultralight backpacking (sometimes written as UL backpacking) is a style of lightweight backpacking that emphasizes carrying the lightest and least amount of gear. [1] While no technical standards exist, some hikers consider "ultralight" to mean an initial base weight of less than 4.5 kg (9.9 lb). [ 2 ]

  6. Nordic walking - Wikipedia

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    Nordic walking (originally Finnish sauvakävely) is fitness walking with specially designed poles.While trekkers, backpackers, and skiers had been using the basic concept for decades, Nordic walking was first formally defined with the publication of "Hiihdon lajiosa" (translation: "A part of cross-country skiing training methodic") by Mauri Repo in 1979. [1]

  7. Stilts - Wikipedia

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    The stilt walker holds onto the upper end of the pole, rests their feet on the foot plates, and pulls upward on the pole while taking a step. A second type of hand-held pole stilts are similar to the first type but end in a handle so the walker has more control and flexibility to move their stilts.

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