18 February, 202623 February, 2026Pole talk The ski pole strap—To be or not to be? And if so, how? To use a pole strap or not to use a pole strap? That is the question. As a child, I broke my […]
23 October, 20216 December, 2024Pole talk Old ski poles become like new—a DIY guide to restore bamboo poles C like in century. Next year will be a hundred years since the polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace […]
26 September, 20202 March, 2026Pole talk Build your own ski poles—DIY Why should I make your ski poles when you can build them yourself? It’s both fun and usually easy to create things […]
10 July, 20206 December, 2024Pole talk Getting a grip of the strap Six years ago, I went on an igloo trip to test how traditional equipment compares to modern materials; wool against synthetic fiber, […]
26 April, 20206 December, 2024Pole talk Idea for a pole strap from a bottle-opener I don’t really know why I came to think of the adjustment possibilities for ski pole straps when I saw a bottle […]