[pct-l] Hiking Barefoot?

[Nathaniel Morse]

Thank you. I think this has helped me the most. In all likely hood, I think
you're probably right. Going Barefoot on the entire thing, would take
longer, and yeah, kicking steps and traction would be a problem. as far as
the cold goes though, That most likely wouldn't be a problem. You
can acclimate. (In some circumstances.) But I will most likely end up taking
a pair of huaraches or VFF's for the extra challenging parts. Oh, and I
wouldn't be going alone, so, worst case, My (Shod) buddy could kick steps,
etc. thanks.

On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 9:57 PM, <albert at survivalcrafters.com> wrote:

>
> I've been thinking about this also and I think the snow areas would be the
> biggest problem to overcome first. I've been a bare-footer for about 2
> years
> now only wearing shoes where it's illegal not to and it's one of the best
> moves I've ever made health wise. Snow is a challenge though because even
> if
> you could acclimate your feet to the cold, which I'm not sure is even
> possible, the snow and ice are slippery and something would need to be worn
> for traction for at least a good part of the trip. From my own experience I
> would say it wouldn't be practical to attempt the pct barefoot, I easily
> walk long distances over very hot and/or sharp places now where I wouldn't
> have made it 15 feet before 2 years ago, but much of the time I'm reduced
> to
> 1 half to 1 quarter of the hiking speed I could make in the same areas with
> shoes on.
>
> I did watch a tv show recently where a couple of naturalists hiked the
> northern California, Oregon area for nine months doing research work and
> they did their whole trip in sandals to avoid having foot-rot type
> problems.
> They said they wouldn't do it any other way now so I've been working on
> that
> option and will probably hike in sandals next year keeping the option
> opened
> to heading into a town for trail shoes if the sandals don't work out, plus
> I'll probably do a lot of bare foot walking wherever I can because I so
> enjoy it. Best to you.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Nathaniel Morse
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 9:37 AM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Hiking Barefoot?
>
>    Does anyone know anyone who has hiked a majority of, or thru-hiked the
> PCT barefoot? I've heard of a couple people that started doing it, but I
> never heard the outcome... And I'd really like to thru-hike it in 4-5
> years,
> barefoot, but I'm trying to get a general Idea of whether or not it's
> possible. i.e. is there a ton of volcanic rock? how toughened do your feet
> have to be? and other things. If someone knows of anyone that has hiked
> part
> or all of it, barefoot, I'd really appreciate it. (But please keep the
> "crazy" comments to yourself.) Thanks.
>
>
>
> --
> Barefoot. Become a Fan. :)
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