13 Valleys Leki Pole Course

A bespoke Course for 13V Recce Participants for the - 13 Valleys, 7 Valleys, 5 Valleys & 2 Valleys events in September 2025. You are welcome to book the course if you are thinking of trying any of these events, or indeed friends with someone participating.

This workshop is ideal if you are entering these ultra distance events and wishing to increase your efficiency whilst hiking or running, uphill or downhill, or over technical ground.

Equipment: Leki demo poles will be provided to use and try before you buy with 10% off the retail price (no obligation to buy).

Workshop Plan:
Part 1 - basic techniques - begin with fundamentals of efficient use of poles, and how this changes the way your body moves once it becomes a quadruped (2 legs / 2 poles!).
Part 2 - a journey on the fellside will follow moving onto hill techniques for both uphill and downhill and over technical ground with ease.

We will have fun with our poles, even learning to skip for strength and fitness too.

We do not cover more than 10km on our course, as this is about ‘learning a skill’ not the distance…

You may also like the following events from Hiking Highs:

• Next Sunday, 17th August, 09:00 am, 13 Valleys Leki Pole Course - WOMEN ONLY in Keswick
• Next month, 12th September, 09:00 am, NNAS Bronze (Beginners) 2-day Navigation Course in Chester-le-street
• This October, 11th October, 10:45 am, SILVA Intermediate NNAS 2 Day Navigation in Penrith

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