[pct-l] hiking barefoot

[Nathaniel Morse]

There are a lot of people who haven't taken the time to condition their feet
in Vibrams, and thus had "Bad" experiences with them. I hiked a volcanic
mountain in mine after conditioning my feet for a few months, and they did
just fine.
what do you mean by "Flip flop"?

On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Justin West <cjustinwest at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Unless you were born into and grew up in a society where you didn't wear
> shoes I wouldn't recommend it.  Even asking the question 'how tough do your
> feet have to be' leads me to believe that your feet are probably not tough
> enough.  You will have to go slower, you will stub your toes on granite now
> and again, and you will likely have to contend with snow walking (although
> if you are willing to flip flop a lot of that can be avoided).  I cannot
> imagine it being an enjoyable experience for anyone save those who have
> never known 'shoe culture'.
> I met a guy hiking in those toe vibram shoe things.  He was ditching them
> at
> lake morena, mile 20, and his feet were hurting!
> have fun
> justin
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