[at-l] hiking poles' efficiency...

[Slyatpct at aol.com (Slyatpct@xxxxxxx)]

In a message dated 11/14/2003 11:05:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
shane@theplacewithnoname.com writes:

> >>Apart from their base weight, it has been written that hiking
> >>poles will cause one to burn 20% more calories.  I am not sure
> >>if that is true, ...
> >
> >### Nah -- not true. (Somebody's fed you bad science, Rick.)
> 
> This is actually true.  I was rather surprised myself, to be honest, but two
> or three Backpacking magazines ago they published the test results.
> 

Sloetoe may actually be wrong about something?  haha  

Hey maybe it's because you hike 20% more efficient, longer and further