I am not sure about the Trekking brand, but I can tell you that I have used a SY, SR, or Busse blade many times to make a walking stick when fatigue started setting in.

lazi, nothing wrong with admitting age is catching up with ya......it happens to a lot of us DOH!

Men you can't trust, women you can't trust, beasts you can't trust, but Bussekin steel you can trust