oh wov great best of luck i also done some basic rock climbing and trecking camps but could not get chanse to himalayas best of luck firoz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Atul Ranjan Sahay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 10:36 AM Subject: [AI] Walking stick with some difference
> Friends, > > A week back, I saw an advertisement from www.homeshop18.com about this > walking stick basically meant for the elderly persons. Out of curiosity > and also because my old age is not too far, I ordered for one. Yesterday, > I received the product. It's very strong with a good grip and can be > broken into pieces. It has a torch built in the grip and a small button > which makes the grip vibrate and massage the palm. My common sense says > that this massage should help us keep our palm and fingers in good shape > and counter the bad impact of using keyboard for long hours which many of > you discussed a few weeks back. A part of the grip can be unlocked and > rotated to work as hand charger for supporting the torch and the massager. > This stick is also adjustable in length by about 1 to 4 inches. However > the tip of the stick is made of rubber and so it may not work as a good > mobility device for those who use white cane for walking on the road and > for differentiating between different type of surfaces. As I use white > cane for limited durations and in known/predictable areas, I am fine with > the hard rubber tip. > > I am going to use this cane during my forthcoming expedition to Aid > Kailash (16500 ft. above sea level) from September 14-30 along with Ms. > Bachendri Pal, the first Indian lady to climb The Everest. I will not have > to carry a torch with additional cells as required from all participants > and the strong rubber tip should also prove to be an advantage in the > mountain where in any case I will be a part of 24 member team. The > massager should also come handy during tough times. > > This stick costs INR. 2000 and as mentioned earlier, is available from > www.homeshop18.com > > Atul. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
