[pct-l] Hiking Barefoot?

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

People talk about this all the time but nobody has gotten very far  
barefoot or in VFFs. The only person I'm aware of who did any  
appreciable distance is Crow who has extensive hiking experience, and  
yet she only wore them for most of Northern California. She brings up  
some things most barefoot/minimal shoe folks don't consider, such as  
the additional and exhausting mental energy it takes.
http://asthecrowflies.org/2010/12/14/hiking-barefoot-vibram-five- 
fingers-on-the-pct/

You may consider hiking barefoot a portion of each day that it is  
possible and wear some kind of shoes where it is not. Even the  
Tarahumara strap on heavy car tire sandals.

On Sep 4, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

>    Does anyone know anyone who has hiked a majority of, or thru- 
> hiked the
> PCT barefoot? I've heard of a couple people that started doing it,  
> but I
> never heard the outcome... And I'd really like to thru-hike it in  
> 4-5 years,
> barefoot, but I'm trying to get a general Idea of whether or not it's
> possible. i.e. is there a ton of volcanic rock? how toughened do  
> your feet
> have to be? and other things. If someone knows of anyone that has  
> hiked part
> or all of it, barefoot, I'd really appreciate it. (But please keep the
> "crazy" comments to yourself.) Thanks.