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Poles are increasingly being used by runners in the mountains. While they would get in the way during a short fell running route, for a longer race or trail run they are a very useful piece of running kit. Make sure they are portable (some fold down or retract to fit easily into or onto your bag) and have a grip covering an extended section of the shaft to allow for different hand heights on traverses of steeper terrain. There’s a wide range of running poles, from telescopic to z-poles and now rigid grip poles, to choose from. Good brands to consider are Grivel, Black Diamond and A2-16. ‘ssss1’ (below) outlines some of the benefits and techniques of running with poles in the mountains.

You’re strongly advised to take an altimeter when running in the mountains, as it’s a very useful and quick navigational tool and will allow you to focus more on the running than poring over a map and compass. Relatively cheap units are built into robust digital watches, such as the Suunto Vector, and there are also mobile phone apps to consider, such as ViewRanger or Strava. GPS units provide altitude figures, but while they don’t need recalibrating like watches, the signal might be too weak to give accurate information, such as when you’re close to a cliff and satellite signals are hidden by the topography.