http://snailwalkers.com/2010/02/06/pole-position/ Japan Trailwalker - It's a walk in the park Tue, 11 May 2010 11:12:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://snailwalkers.com/2010/02/06/pole-position/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Paul Woodgate Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:01:09 +0000 http://snailwalkers.com/?p=300#comment-143 jurys still out on the tights though... jurys still out on the tights though…

]]> http://snailwalkers.com/2010/02/06/pole-position/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Paul Woodgate Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:55:44 +0000 http://snailwalkers.com/?p=300#comment-142 Just bought a pair of mont-bell poles - 11,600 JPY from Mont Bell in Shibuya. first trip out last Sunday and i'm an instant convert - able to go faster on the downhill, more balance in the snow and ice and good tremendously good for whacking bushes and things. I'm never looking back. Just bought a pair of mont-bell poles – 11,600 JPY from Mont Bell in Shibuya. first trip out last Sunday and i’m an instant convert – able to go faster on the downhill, more balance in the snow and ice and good tremendously good for whacking bushes and things. I’m never looking back.

]]> http://snailwalkers.com/2010/02/06/pole-position/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Paul Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:53:31 +0000 http://snailwalkers.com/?p=300#comment-141 I just ordered a pair of "Black Diamond Contour Elliptic" sticks ... I just ordered a pair of “Black Diamond Contour Elliptic” sticks …

]]> http://snailwalkers.com/2010/02/06/pole-position/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Paul W Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:40:55 +0000 http://snailwalkers.com/?p=300#comment-138 You read my mind... Still got the super-stick, complete with 99 notches on it as I marked off each km, but I think it's time to get serious. Arita San just dropped 150 usd on a pair of tights so the gear-up has begun in earnest now... You read my mind… Still got the super-stick, complete with 99 notches on it as I marked off each km, but I think it’s time to get serious. Arita San just dropped 150 usd on a pair of tights so the gear-up has begun in earnest now…

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