[Sportsandrec] hiking

[Roger Acuna]

ashley,
hiking is lots of fun and I did lots of it in and around the Chico area 
during my college days.  I didn't give it much thought regarding technique, 
I just went and did it.   I made it a point to find a walking stick and used 
it for balance and used it much like a cane. Now when I hike, I like to use 
a aluminum canes cause they are durable and remain usable if it bends in a 
hike.   I due though hate rock climbing. That is, stepping stone over 
stones.  Its a slow process and just gets boring for me, and so then I 
resort to a sighted guide who uses the stick or cane wich I hang on to as a 
lead.   I'll do this if I really need to but I generally prefer hiking 
trails steep ones and not so steep ones.  I just like to be out in nature 
and hope that I don't run through poison oak.  Cause one summer night time, 
I hiked along the awesome Stanislaw river and got poison oak down stairs. 
What a night mare that was.  Lots of itching and scratching!  And poison oak 
only gets worse and spreads the more you scratch.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
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Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] hiking


> Hi Lori,
> You must be in shape.  How long are your hikes?  I'll start with short 
> ones. I do not own a GPS but do have a talking compass.  It might be 
> useful.
> How do you stay connected to a guide?  Do they walk beside you like in 
> regular sighted guide technique?  Since trails are narrow, I thought it 
> may be more helpful for the guide to walk ahead and tell me of obstacles 
> or changes in terrain.  I'm concerned that a cane will not be sturdy 
> enough for trails.  I wonder if a hiking stick could serve both as a tool 
> to probe the environment and something to keep balance. I'd use the stick 
> instead of a cane then.
>
> Ashley
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lori M. Miller" <lori at asmodean.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] hiking
>
>
>> Ashley,
>>
>> I've used a variety of techniques ranging from just independent cane 
>> travel with no extra accessories to using such things as GPS and talking 
>> or tacktile compasses. I've hike with both sighted and blind friends in 
>> both familiar and unfamiliar areas. I generally just use a cane but some 
>> folks carry a trekking pole. With the GPS you can set waypoints 
>> periodically.
>>
>>
>> Lori
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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>> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:35 PM
>> Subject: [Sportsandrec] hiking
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> If I can find someone to go with, I'd love to go on a hike and nature 
>>> walk.  The weather is getting warmer and I'd love to explore the park. 
>>> What techniques do you use for hiking?  You likely go with a guide. 
>>> What does he or she do?  In narrow spaces, regular sighted guide 
>>> technique where you hold their arm will not work.  Do you use a 
>>> different cane?  If so what kind?  I would think you'd need a more 
>>> sturdy cane.  Now I usually use a graphite cane; most of you probably 
>>> use the fiber glass canes from nfb.
>>>
>>> Share your hiking adventures.  Great way to exercise.
>>>
>>> Ashley
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