[pct-l] PCT Barefoot

[Paul Mitchell]

> Was he hiking with his father?  If so I camped with them before Pinchot
Pass in '07. The family had spent many years traveling the world by sailboat
and the kid had gone without shoes for most of that time.  He and his feet
were more comfortable without shoes.

A study on the effects of footwear on children found that kids who wore
mostly western footwear (sneakers, etc) had the highest levels of foot
problems (mainly flat-footedness, fallen arches) - kids who wore mostly
sandals were much better off, but kids who went entirely barefoot had the
healthiest feet.

- P178