[pct-l] Does foot size increase on long hike...and how much?

Scott Bryce sbryce at scottbryce.com
Sat Jan 3 12:57:03 CST 2015


On 1/2/2015 7:43 PM, Michael Murray wrote:
> I am shopping for footwear for my future PCT hike.  I read in “Trail
> Life” by Ray Jardine that we can expect our foot size to increase 1
> to 2 ½ sizes during an extended hike.  Thus, he recommends getting
> shoe sizes that correspond to this anticipated increase.

I only hiked the first 154 miles, but I gained 1 1/2 shoe sizes on my
hike. I went from a size 10.5 to a size 12. When I started out, my shoes
were comfortable, By Warner Springs they were tight and causing problems.


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