User:Polepapa

Pole walking "pioneer" references are ridiculous and Wikipedia is not place for exaggeration and myth. The true pioneers were the Scandinavian Ski Coaches that had their athletes utilizing poles for training when deprived of snow - they are the true pioneers. Also the thousands of Europeans utilizing ski poles for hiking for decades could be considered pioneers. Pole walking was popular in Europe long before Nordic Walking ever arrived on the scene. Let’s be real.