[pct-l] PCT Barefoot

[Steve McAllister]

I read both of the Barefoot Sisters books. They go into good details
about their hike.

They did wear boots part of the time, during the cold winter months.
Not because their feet were cold, but because of slick ice and the
fact that you can't watch your step on snow covered ground.

They had no problems walking on broken glass near shelters, nor sharp
rock areas.

The negative aspects that I remember from the books were that they
couldn't walk quite as fast barefoot, but enjoyed the hike more.
They also had to make sure they applied moisturizer  to their feet
regularly to prevent cracks, which could be a major problem with thick
foot callus.

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 4:12 AM, Paul Mitchell <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca> wrote:
>> 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
>
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