Re: Ever get a bruised knee bone from doing a long hike?
Segraves <andrews9000-/[email protected]>
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Roleigh, do you use trekking poles? Downhill is where they can really help a lot. All best wishes for a good recovery, Bill --- On Thu, 8/23/12, Roleigh Martin <[email protected]> wrote: I did fine on my 2012 3rd full-thru JMT hike for the first 16 days of hiking but on the 17th and 26th day of hiking the ordinary schedule is to do about 4-5 miles uphill then 10-11 miles downhill (with the downhill being about 3800 and 6000 feet of descent (respectively descending from Muir Pass and Mt Whitney (the tallest mountain in the 48 contiguous states)). Each of these two days, my left knee became inflamed and I ended up favoring the right knee to the point it became sore too.