Some of you may have read this interesting arctic in Nature Magazine.
Not sure about for example, South Western Tas in Winter!
Phil
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01953-6
north-north-west wrote: and then usually spend your weekends in top-to-toe rubber.
Thick foot calluses ... preserve foot sensitivity while offering protection, thus avoiding the trade-off between the two that occurs with cushioned shoes.
However, habitually barefoot walkers might be at a higher risk of traumatic injury, given that shoes can offer better protection than can calluses
north-north-west wrote:Wet, often salty, top-to-toe rubber.
In other words, wetsuit. Or drysuit.
wayno wrote:takes a hell of a long time to build up your feet, and you can still shred them in the meantime,,, even then they arent immune to damage at all
had people trying that in nz and needing helicopter rescue because they destroyed their feet, one guy couldnt walk the 50m to the helicopter...
stubbing your toe on rocks is an issue. you still want reasonably smooth terrain..
Even duck boards may be an issue when they're spaced a tad more than a toe-width apart
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