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This skills program is part 1 of our look at the science and skills, myths and fact around trekking poles. Is hiking with poles a trendy gimmick, or a valuable skill? (This is a reprise of our <a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/shows/skills/E086.html">edition 86 originally presented on May 17, 2007</a>.)</p>
<p>Steve talks to <a href="http://www.willamette.edu/cla/exsci/faculty_staff/abendroth-smith/">Julianne Abendroth-Smith</a> of <a href="http://www.willamette.edu/">Willamette University</a> in Salem Oregon. She's a biomechanics professor studying the physics of hiking, and how hiking with various poles and walking sticks affect the body.</p>
<p>Steve talks to Jayah Faye Paley, an author and educator, and co-host of an educational DVD, <a href="http://www.adventurebuddies.net/Second%20pages/Video%20&%20DVD.html">POLES for Hiking, Trekking & Walking</a>. Jayah's web site, <a href="http://www.adventurebuddies.net/">Adventure Buddies</a>, provides more information about her educational products and services.</p>
<p>We'll hear more from Julianne Abrendroth-Smith and Jayah Faye Paley in part two. We'll find out Jayah's techniques for using poles, and we'll update you with the latest scientific research about those techniques.</p>
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This skills program is part 1 of our look at the science and skills, myths and fact around trekking poles. Is hiking with poles a trendy gimmick, or a valuable skill? (This is a reprise of our <a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/shows/skills/E086.html">edition 86 originally presented on May 17, 2007</a>.)</p>
<p>Steve talks to <a href="http://www.willamette.edu/cla/exsci/faculty_staff/abendroth-smith/">Julianne Abendroth-Smith</a> of <a href="http://www.willamette.edu/">Willamette University</a> in Salem Oregon. She's a biomechanics professor studying the physics of hiking, and how hiking with various poles and walking sticks affect the body.</p>
<p>Steve talks to Jayah Faye Paley, an author and educator, and co-host of an educational DVD, <a href="http://www.adventurebuddies.net/Second%20pages/Video%20&%20DVD.html">POLES for Hiking, Trekking & Walking</a>. Jayah's web site, <a href="http://www.adventurebuddies.net/">Adventure Buddies</a>, provides more information about her educational products and services.</p>
<p>We'll hear more from Julianne Abrendroth-Smith and Jayah Faye Paley in part two. We'll find out Jayah's techniques for using poles, and we'll update you with the latest scientific research about those techniques.</p>
<ul><li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.wildebeat.net/icons/sound1.gif)"><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/audio/WildeBeat-E161.mp3" >Show number 161 [MP3 format; length 9:55; 2,382,262 bytes]</a></li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.wildebeat.net/icons/text.gif)"><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/scripts/E161.html">Transcript of edition 161</a></li></ul>
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