I used to think hiking poles were for old knees until a ranger in Yosemite told me one thing

Morgan Jones · 2026-09-15T06:45:04.930269+00:00

I always skipped poles on solo trips because I figured they were for folks carrying 40 pound packs. Then a ranger at the Tuolumne Meadows station pointed out that on steep downhills they cut the pounding on your knees by a lot, and after using them on a 22 mile loop I felt the difference. Now I'm trying to figure out if cork grips are worth the extra $40 or if foam is fine, what do you all use?

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