I am heading to Lombok in a few hours time. I am so excited about it, even if this is my 7th visit to Mt Rinjani lol (,”). I think given to anyone, they will be as excited too as we are going CLIMBING!

Kindness begets kindness I guess. I loan out my precious trekking pole to a friend’s friend (whom I now called as my friend :D) for her trek in Switzerland. When she returned the trek poles to me, I found that my trek poles have got a brand new pair of “shoes”. So thoughtful of her!

The new rubber tip on my not so old trekking poles

The rubber tip is important. It is good to have one when you travel, especially if you want to slip the poles into your duffle bag, the rubber tip can prevent your poles from poking through your bag or any items inside your duffle. It also serves as a protector to the pole if you use it indoors or on pavement (concrete ground). I recalled when I went for my first 100km Trailwalker in Japan, the organiser encouraged walkers to place a rubber tip on the trek pole to protect the environment (less impact when less people poke on the trail).

woolala … I am going, you know?