Hiking Barefoot

“On a lark, I did a Google search for http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Barefoot+Hikers&btnG=Google+Search" target="_blank">Barefoot Hikers and was shocked with what came up!

Apparently this is a very widespread practice with websites, books and chapters all across the US and the world! I guess they’ve been operating under the radar because I’ve never heard of such a thing or seen it mentioned on TT, the premier site for serious backpacking information.

I really don’t know what to make of these aging hippies and social misfits. It seems to me that they must be resigned to the idea that they’ll eventually damage their feet through hiking and have decided to help fate along a bit by throwing caution to the wind.

Am I wrong? Could these simply be people too poor to afford proper footwear?”

“forget your troll name? :-)”

“I believe you Violin. I saw the same groups out there looking for ultralight links.
BTW, this would make a good trolling post!!”

“Sounds like a thread for hobbits!”

“Meow!”

“It says they're barefoot hikers, but not where they hike barefoot. Could be tripping around the dunes or in a grassy city park.”

“Yeah, I'd like to see somebody hike barefoot in the Adirondacks with all the rocks and roots there!

Oh wait, nevermind. We've seen guys lugging a heavy hybrid bicycle through Avalanche Pass and chicks in sundresses in the middle of the woods there... I guess some tool hiking barefoot wouldn't be out of the question.”

“Meow?”

“Stubbed toes, soil-based diseases, sore feet, glass, sharp stones, cold, wet...”

“I'd rather hike barefoot in the Daks than over Bake Oven Knob. The rocks in Pa are sharp! Ouch!”

“this had been discussed on here before. Two sisters hike the AT barefoot, somoene even posted a pic of them on here. Here it is
barefoot sisters”

“Guess I need to stay out of the mud then! I was starting to enjoy that!!!”

“Dadburn cruchy granolas. spits tobacco stained juice from mouth. If God wanted us hikin' barefoot he wouldn't have dun made hikin' boots.”

“Cool Ewker! Get them to post here!

I've hiked with sandals before, up in the Beartooths and did OK. My hiking partner forgot his boots so had to go in sandals, so I felt compelled to do the same. We did 22 miles in Tevas up over an 11,000 foot pass on rocky trails without incident.”

“DO THEY LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA?”

“Just listen to all you boot wearing snobs.”

“I run around the house barefoot but my feet just can't handle the outdoor experience...guess I am a tenderfoot”

“HEY HEY HEY...Watch it there Azimuth!!!”

“Indians wore mocassins...

BECAUSE THEY KNEW BETTER!!!”

“I wanna suck thier toes...and have them rub their feet all over my nekid body....whhhoooo hooooooo”

“Well I was hiking on the AT in Ga 2 yrs ago and saw a couple of guys hiking barefoot...I thought he was crazy. He told me he was trying to make his feet thicker...!!!!”

“Hmmm...making foot thicker....

does that mean he has to make his mouth wider so when he wants to insert his foot? ;-)”

“by George I think your righ!”

“FREAKS!”

“That barefoot guy I meet was from upstate somewhere...”

“Because it's fooking stupid!!!”

“I wonder if feet are crampon aceptable?”

“funny how threads start & end”

“is this one over?


i'm wondering violin...what possesed you to look up somehting like that?”

“Maybe he was looking for more ukky foot pictures?”

“Undoubtedly...perhaps he'd be interested in some of the videos that woman on Joe Millionaire made....”

“did they have their shoes off!!! I think that is what he may be interested in.”

“those videos sound SO weird! i admit, i'm curious.”

“I ran into one of these nuts in Ireland on Croagh Patrick a couple of years ago. For those that are familiar, Croagh Patrick is a around a 2,300 vertical feet hike. Very rocky and the scree slopes near the summit are the typcial "two steps forward, slide on step back" and step enough in places to require using hands for balance. Every year there is a pilgrimage to the top to honor Saint Patrick and many hikers go barefoot. Nuts!”