Walking Trips and the Rest Step
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2012
- www.walkingtheworld.com Walking Trips and the Rest Step. Using the rest step makes going uphill much easier. Using the rest step together with a technique called "pressure breathing" will allow you to better enjoy your time when going uphill or when spending time at higher eleveations. Walking The World offers small group walking holidays to more than 30 destinations worldwide. Join us on the walking trip of a lifetime! www.walkingtheworld.com
I learned the essentials of the rest step from a cartoon series in the late 90’s my daughter watched. The first time I consciously applied it on a steep pass on the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains was amazing. I remember 900’ in forty five minutes without breaking a slow steady momentum. In the mountain hikes, it is one tool at the end of the day, to stay up with much younger hikers (grins)
Very helpful. Thanks for the video. I'll definitely give it a try.
Hello Jack! I appreciate your note. I would love to hear if it works for you and if you have any suggestions. Also, what is your primary adventure activity? Good Walking!
People talk about reducing muscle exhaustion or simple exertion with this technique, which itself increases safety, but it's also safer because you are much more stable and less off balance on steep or tricky inclines with two feet contacting the ground for a big portion of this stride, and you can stably stop and wait with each step on steep or tricky inclines to plan your next step because of the foot placement. Also, not being at your highest exertional level makes you more stable which is a big safety issue in inclines, especially if there are dropoffs and other dangers. Thanks for the breakdown of this technique!
Thank you. I saw this term in an old USMC mountain ops manual and had no idea what it was about.
Hi Lucius! Thank you for you thoughts on the Rest Step. Have you had opportunities to test it out? Cheers! Ward Luthi
Would be great if you could wear shorts so we could see what your knees are doing. I tend to flick my knees back when uphill walking. Don't know if this is incorrect , which is why i liked up your video.. But I'm no wiser as i can't see with your bulky trousers
thanks man..i will try it on my next hikes
Hi Berly. Thank you! I would love to hear if you find it makes a difference for you. Is hiking your main adventure?
Thanks for this. Maybe I won't be embarrassed by oldsters passing me by when I join the next hash. I made every mistake you mentioned.
Thank you so much! I am more than delighted that the video offered some good tips for you. I've been running hiking trips for decades,so if you ever have any questions I can help with, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Happy Hiking! Ward
Good to see you 😊
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I feel like Biden just taught me how to hike
This is wrong. The back leg should be locked and straight, and the front leg bent and relaxed fully on the ground. Then swing the back leg forward, and the front leg locks and becomes the back leg. Repeat relentlessly to the top of the mountain.
+Dennis Matthews : The technique you're describing is for kick steps on snowy slopes. This technique exploits your skeleton by balancing briefly on the uphill step and balancing on your skeleton, giving your muscles a brief rest on every step or every other uphill step.
Like Doc America said, that technique is for slippery terrain, like snow or sand, or ice-covered areas.
Hi Dennis. Thanks for checking in. I probably should have said that the leg you're leading with to move up the hill is the one that will straighten, lock, and have a chance to rest, even if for a split second. I'm not sure I prefer your description either. I think the use of "front" and "back" leg can be confusing, depending on the pace you're setting. If I'm going up a steep hill, my "front" leg may not actually be that much in "front" of my "back" leg. However, I very much appreciate you sharing your thoughts. I'm always looking to improve where I can. Good Walking!
Thanks for your comment. The rest step can actually be used in any situation that involves going uphill. It's true that the rest step is effective in places with snow and ice or at high altitude expeditions, like Mt. Everest, where using the rest step will also help control your breathing and heart rate, but I use it with our groups in every part of the world. Thanks for commenting. Good Walking!
In general I consciously use the technique that Dennis describes on treacherous terrain because it creates maximum stability by maintaining two points of contact on the terrain for the vast majority of the elapsed time in each step. And I have a much lower threshold for considering something treacherous than many people. It doesn't take much of a fall to create a serious injury. I will experiment with the technique you describe on less treacherous inclines though.