[at-l] Weary's one-stick post

[wb4pan at mindspring.com (Chase Davidson)]

High Gang,
	I hike with two Leki's.  I been using sticks since around 1996. They 
almost never get in my way. I just let them hang from my wrists by the 
straps when I need my hands for other jobs like taking pictures or 
eating a snack. Even while negotiating steep hand over hand scrambles 
I can usually just let them  hang ready to be used again with a flick 
of the wrist.
	I noticed that a lot of folks only use their poles occasionally, like 
for uphills or down hills etc. I use my sticks all the time while 
hiking. I was really surprised when last year on a 100 mileish hike I 
forgot my Leki's. Actually it was sort of nice dong something 
different. I made it just fine without even picking up some sticks for 
substitutions. :-) Still I plan not to forget them in the future.

chase