10 Apr 12 Hiking in the Great Wall of China in KSO Vibram Five Fingers
David sent in the above photos adopted a recent trip visiting the truly amazing Wall of China, which David hiked to wearing his black KSO Vibram Five Fingers. I asked David to tell us in regards to the hike:It had been a ten km hike from Jinshanling to Simatai along both rough and repaired areas of the wall. Because it is winter, it was quite cold — below freezing. As we approached the wall through the valley, I figured I might end up getting frostbite! (I’d backup shoes and socks in the event).After we got around the wall, it started and i also was more at ease. It absolutely was relatively deserted as it is off-season, but there were still many locals around to hawk their wares. Most noticed the VFF’s and pointed them out, and i also heard (though did not understand) a substantial amount of Chinese which i think had my funny shoes as the subject.For the hike itself, the VFF’s fared quite nicely. There were numerous scrambles up broken stairs, a little climb here and there, but mostly walking along uneven stone the complete way. I definitely enjoyed the grip and feel of these more than I might have sneakers or hiking boots.Nothing can beat VFFs for impromptu scrambling up old ruins and boulders. From the photos, it looks like it was a beautiful (albeit chilly per your description) day to see the Wall.Thanks for passing on the ability!About the writer — I founded BirthdayShoes.com in April 2009 on realizing the amount of I enjoyed having “free feet” – I mostly wanted to utilize them for weights, sprints, and plyometrics (I am not a good deal of runner!). I’m a Googler by day and minimalist footwear aficionado by night; you’ll find me ’round Atlanta. If you want to catch what I’m doing outside of the site here, follow me on twitter @bdayshoes or @justinno or take a look at my personal site JustinOwings.com. Justin Owings+ has written 722 articles and 273 comments.Tags: black kso, kso, travel
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