Kiwi Power
February 18, 2009

“During a recent 800-mile trek in Alaska my LEKI poles were a winner. They took me through the bush, over streams, rivers, and mountain passes and performed perfectly throughout. The LEKI Antishock system is a must for any trek.”

Helen Thayer, renowned New Zealand-born adventurer who recently fulfilled a lifelong dream of crossing Mongolia’s Gobi Desert accompanied by her husband and two camels, Tom and Jerry. Thayer walked 1,600 miles in 126-degree temperatures, encountering fierce sandstorms, dehydration, dangerous drug smugglers and ubiquitous scorpions. Read about it in Walking The Gobi (2007, The Mountaineers Books). (For more information: www.helenthayer.com).