[pct-l] Shoes

[juma]

Keep in mind that the sisters were hobbits, not 200 pounders with packs.
I talked with a guy last summer at some shelter 25 miles into the 100
mile wilderness of the AT.  He said he tried it barefoot and made it
thru Georgia but he couldn't do the miles and had to choose every step.
good luck, its a fools errand.

juma

On Tue, 2012-02-21 at 08:45 -0800, tom aterno wrote:
> For all of the minimalist shoe or no-shoe hikers... 
>  
> We just bought The Adventures of The Barefoot Sisters Book 2: Walking Home.  It is the second volume of the sisters' hike on the AT from Springer Mtn. to Katahdin.  Sharrel has just started to read it, and they did hike most of the AT barefoot.  Book 1 may have more pertinant info for a beginning barefoot or minimalist hiker, as that book covers their start at Katahdin where they first decided to hike barefoot.  Yes, they sobo'd the AT, taking an unusually long 8+ months, and decided to hike back home nobo since they ended their sobo hike in March, the usual starting time for nobos.
>  
> The Incredible Bulk
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Samuel Theule <samtheule at gmail.com>
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1:45 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] Shoes
> 
> Hey everyone, I've been doing all my training hikes in trail runners one
> size larger than my regular fit and haven't had any issues. However, I've
> seen some people recommend going two sizes larger and wanted to get
> opinions from the PCT community. Also, I wanted to see if anyone has any
> experience with minimalist/barefoot shoes such as the Merrell Trail Glove.
> Been reading Born to Run by Christopher McDougall and want to give the
> minimalist/barefoot approach a try.
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