barefoot? really..

[ToyYoda]

http://barefootted.com/2007/08/mt-wh...-barefoot.html

I know for myself, I am a huge fan of stepping on and/or getting jabbed in the feet with rocks or other sharp possibly painful objects.

[Appalachian Tater]

http://barefootted.com/2007/08/mt-wh...-barefoot.html

I know for myself, I am a huge fan of stepping on and/or getting jabbed in the feet with rocks or other sharp possibly painful objects.

There have been many A.T. barefoot thru-hikers. There are pics of the Barefoot Sisters here, and then there is the Tyvek guy.

[Wags]

i call them retards

[santa]

i call them retards

i call them badass's.

[camojack]

One thing is certain...they've got tough feet.

[Lone Wolf]

stunt hikers

[Mrs Baggins]

There have been many A.T. barefoot thru-hikers. There are pics of the Barefoot Sisters here, and then there is the Tyvek guy.

The Bare Foot Sisters are featured in Lynn Weldon's "How To Hike The AT" Video. But they wouldn't allow their faces to be filmed - only their bare feet and up to about their knees. Why??? If they're so proud of what they did (and if they really did do it) then why not show themselves in total? They're not "bad asses" - it was a stupid and dangerous stunt.

[NorthCountryWoods]

The Bare Foot Sisters are featured in Lynn Weldon's "How To Hike The AT" Video. But they wouldn't allow their faces to be filmed - only their bare feet and up to about their knees. Why??? If they're so proud of what they did (and if they really did do it) then why not show themselves in total? They're not "bad asses" - it was a stupid and dangerous stunt.

Whoa...you have an anti-barefoot fetish or somethin?

[MOWGLI]

Whoa...you have an anti-barefoot fetish or somethin?

Maybe she was thinking that a certain 17 year old hiker might try it, and she got scared.

Personally, meeting Isis & Jackrabbit on the trail was one of the most memorable incidents of my hike.

[fiddlehead]

Yeah, i was very pleased to have met them also. They proved there's really not much that you really need to hike. I've met people who hike without knives, stoves, sleeping bags, raingear, maps, compass, underwear, flashlights, socks, sleeping pads, even packs.
I see nothing wrong with proving sheep wrong.

[Jason of the Woods]

Trail Ninjas....

[Newb]

I bet all these barefoot hikers have hookworm.

[Seeker]

my mom (now 72) was born and raised in south america. she only wore shoes to church in winter... she was barefoot the rest of the time growing up, including a 4-5 mile oneway trip to school (truth-i've walked it.) she started wearing shoes on a regular basis in her 20s... we had a long gravel driveway in upstate new york... she walked it without shoes or pain... the soles of her feet were (and still are) about 1/8'' thick callous... her toes all point naturally forward, and none of them are twisted or bent inward from years of wearing 'fashionable' footwear...

it's no stunt, and was fairly common in the southern US until after ww2... i have friends in their 70s who remember 'shoes' as being only for sundays.

oh, and mom's not wormy either...

[Shiraz-mataz]

Some people would call thru-hikers crazy - who the heck would want to hike for five or six months! Anything can be deemed "crazy" or irresponsible, it all depends on your perspective. Hiking barefoot is not really all that different. It challenges conventional wisdom and can actually prove to be a positive experience. I just did a 40 mile section of the SNP last week and managed to hike about 7 or 8 miles of it barefoot. I admire Isis, Jackrabbit and Tyvek for their sticktuitiveness because the AT is very challenging to do without shoes. Those peskey three inch rocks are killers!

[Wags]

i bet PA was a fun section for them. as was anytime it rained or was cold. idiotic and like LW said, a stunt

[Panzer1]

There are advantages of going barefoot:
1) you get blisters from boots not walking barefoot.
2) its cooler in the summer because your walking on cool ground and boots make your feet hot.
3) less weight on your feet. Remember the old saying that each pound on your feet is like 10 on your back.

Walking barefoot isn't for everyone. Unless your have walked barefoot since birth don't try it on the trail.
You will still need some kind of foot gear in order to enter stores, ect.
You will also need footgear if there is snow deep enough to go over the top of your foot.

Panzer

[Fat Man Walking]

HYOH

[Lone Wolf]

i bet PA was a fun section for them. as was anytime it rained or was cold. idiotic and like LW said, a stunt

they didn't always hike barefoot

[jesse]

There have been many A.T. barefoot thru-hikers. There are pics of the Barefoot Sisters here, and then there is the Tyvek guy.

I'd say a few.

[MOWGLI]

I spent most summers running around barefoot as a kid. I like hiking barefoot sometimes. It's hardly a stunt. Reminds me of good times from my childhood.

Looks like we have a lot of tenderfoots out there.