We tried to hike the Welsh 3000s barefoot.
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2023
- We attempted to summit all 15 of the tallest mountains in Wales, totally barefoot. I love barefoot hiking, I think it is great for your foot health and honestly just makes me feel great. Disclaimer, I don’t recommend you attempt a hike like this as your first barefoot hike! Start small, in the woods or your local park. You can build up from there as your feet get stronger. Any questions, comments, compliments or complaints, I would be very interested to hear them.
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I'll be honest I found this vid searching for feet, but this is badass, great job
Same 😁👣
As someone who has walked barefoot for over 20 years now, I am in awe of your achievement. Extraordinary; well done!
Very healthy for your feet; they'll become stronger and tougher every time.
In summer I walk barefoot every day and I love hiking barefoot. I know how painful it can be, especially longer distances on rocks. You are very brave and your feet are tough. Congratulations, excellent job!
Me too! But the more you do it, the easier it gets ^.^
I'm new at going barefooted daily and can appreciate what you girls have done.
Walking barefoot is an amazing feeling for both body and mind. Every person should try it barefoot in nature ✌🏼😊 It's super healthy. I just recommend…
Omg., I love your thumbnail on this video !
Fantastic stuff! I walk barefoot and it's true that it makes you far more careful and aware of how you place your feet ..
You ladies are amazing. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Two beautiful young ladies hiking barefoot; i love it!
Congratulations on your achievement. I am in awe! I also love hiking barefoot and have spent a lot of time in the Himalayas doing just that. Yes, it's much harder descending on stones barefoot than ascending. I have taken shoes sometimes just for that purpose as I've caught unawares a few times. I agree by doing such a dangerous trail barefoot you are much more aware of the environment. I would argue you are in fact less likely to risk an accident. The key is preparation and from your commentary, you are well prepared, very mindful of your surroundings, the risks, and how to manage them, and take things sensibly. I hope to see a lot more from you.
Amazing adventure, nice challenge! Your videos are inspirational! Walking barefoot in sun breath taking places is priceless! Good job girls!
That was amazing! I applaud the attempt. You guys sure gave it your all! Well done! ❤
I walk barefoot since 7 years in all seasons and weather. I’m very healthy and I love it ❤. I wish you success and well being 👍🍀👏👏👏🦶🦶🦶🦶👍
This is a really cool challenge! Good job, thanks for the inspiration.
Wow I'm in awe of you both! Very inspiring❤
I walk barefoot a lot and I also like hiking barefoot. Last year I climbed two highest mountains on Madeira barefoot and it was an amazing experience. One was in a sunny weather, the other one was cloudy, misty and a bit rainy. And I also became quite a tourist attraction.
Also, I agree that you don't need good shoes to hike. You just shouldn't wear inappropriate ones ;)
a great demonstration of strength of mind and body!
Absolute respect to both of you.
Great job ladies. You documented the hike and your experiences really well. Keep on walking barefoot and toughen up those soles. I walk barefoot a lot and hike in the deserts and mountains of California but I would have had an extremely difficult time walking over the jagged rocks. Keep it up!
That is good for the callus growth, love this, bravehearts!
Y'all are so brave to hike barefoot and beautiful feet
Brave girls - brave feet !
Weldone for doing it. People fall with the best boots;they trip or slide on wet rock. I totally agree with your reasons to do it. I love barefeet on tracks,beach etc.I have tough feet.So much nicer to do it feeling the ground beneath you.My grandmother went up Crib Goch for her Honeymoon-hobnail boots! I did the Pig Track in 2009
great! i visited north wales 2 weeks ago, but only had possibilities for a few short barefoot hikes there. i need to come back for more. living barefoot for about 10 years now, i do regularly hikes between 10 and 20 kms where i live and also in the lower alps. thx for the video. great stuff
Kudos! I've just returned from a challenge of my own, feeling broken - but it seems like a walk in the park compared to this! It's great to see what our feet are capable of. Well done for getting as far as you did - amazing achievement.
Tryfan barefoot for me as soon as I get a day with decent weather!
Absolutely amazing, inspirational, video. Thank you for showing us your journey. There is no way that this can be described as a failure, its only a failure when you stop and its obvious that you are still going! Keep at it, and I really hope that you can share how you get on in future.
Thank you! Watch this space there will be more to come
You two are amazing - Love the re - wilding :D
Thanks Jane!
You all did well, a big achievement for sure!🙏🏻🙂
Thank you! I am feeling proud, of myself but especially Emma
Wow, what a acomplishment! Pay no attention to ones Who call you reckless and do not understand what your doing. . Sorry about the gopro. I hike barefoot but nothing that intense. You are a true inspiration.
Thank you for this kind comment!
@@elventuresuk beatiful feet!! Please feet on cow dung wow
This was so awesome ❤ very intense & inspirational🏋♀️🏋♀️ glad you both made it to the top. Hope those Feet got a nice massage after that Adventure 🙏🏿
Great Adventure 🎉
Omg. You're tough.
Congratz.
Incredible achievement 🎉
what an achievement well done😊
🙋♂👣 ... this is absolutely great - shoes are just superfluous 💪
Very good climb barefeet. When I am going on mountain barefeet when I finish my tour I feel a little pain when I step on the rocks but tomorrow when I wake up everything is normal and my feet became stronger.
Upon futher consideration, I can relate even more and admire for both your resilience and your wise decision when reaching the limit. It feels like your companion might have had better barefoot training, or that this trip was at the time suddenly too much. I know how it feels. I did hikes where I walked for a good number of hours, but towards the end it was increasingly difficult with every step, especially on ground mixed with pebbles or worse, gravel. Whish I had the vlogging mindset then...
Go girl!
I’ve been climbing 40 years & really impressed with your adventures. I’m not good at barefoot, but I used to barefoot for around 4 years in the 1990’s. I’ve seen loads of barefoot Nepalese people in the mountains above Pokhara in 2010 & some in France & in Iran & Palestine. U asked for feedback: very bad choice of descent on Snowdon/ Yr Wyddfa: I always take 1 cheap three piece walking pole with me; especially useful for descents. The Llanberis tourist descent is a hell of a slog. Instead we have gone up either The Miner’s route or Pyg Track & then descended via Garnedd Ugain & Crib Goch & the north spur to the A4086.
I 100% agree with you that an experienced barefooted is so much safer than the flip flop / crocs / loose trainers tourists - you’re mountaineers & adventurous. U need better navigation 🧭 skills - a 180 degree mistake is plain wrong. You don’t mention you have a compass, but you state you used GPS…. A compass is an essential way to check bearings.
I love your open hearts & showing emotion. The 1st time we did the Welsh 3000’s, I was hallucinating on our final assent on Grib Goch & going onto Snowdon - lots of flying dinosaurs, especially pterodactylus. My friend had never told me that he’d tried the year before to do it in under 48 hours & had to stop - he was so ecstatic & disbelieving that we’d done it in a bit over 15hrs (but we missed off part of Yr Elan due to being lost in thick mist). I love had u sowed the raw emotions and joy & pain. If your ever in Devon give me a shout :)
This past summer I discovered the joy of barefoot walking and I can’t get enough. I am barefoot most of the day and when I wear shoes they are soft thin sole canvas and I don’t wear socks. I began with waking in the park on the grass and as my feet toughened I am now able to walk on rougher surfaces. Have to be careful not to over do a good thing. I even hiked barefoot on some hiking trails. Hope to take longer and longer barefoot hikes next summer. I am determined to condition my feet even during the colder months. I noticed the coats so I guess cold barefoot is doable.
Wow...just came across this and OMG!!! What an amazing challenge. Sounds to me like the whole thing was a calculated risk and I take my hat off to you both. Just WOW ❤ 😊
I saw you in a magazine and you are amazing! The view also worths it!
Oh really?! Which magazine? Thanks for the support 😊
Superb!
Thanks for sharing very beneficial of what you’ve shown 👣👣👣👣
Thank you!
I live near the Blue Ridge Mtns. so I spend most of my time there. Typically I hike in minimalist sandals, and will do sections of a trail barefoot. I get a lot of funny looks from other hikers- especially in colder months. And I agree the down trek is harder. BTW: it must have been pretty cold on that journey, you two were pretty bundled up.
it’s interesting feeling your feet grow stronger. one way was walking over gravel. now it’s fairly easy after some time.
I recently got back from the 12 mile Lehigh valley gorg trail in PA just SUPER rocky
Congratulations 👏🎉!!!!
I'm a close to home barefooter. Days on end if possible. Socks 🧦 on when it's cold and shoes on to tread life
My respect for doing this, tough girls. I walk barefoot too, and i think thats not more dangerous as make this in shoes, if you are normally barefoot
Thank you, it definitely makes a difference being conditioned to being barefoot!
beautiful landscape
Wow this is amazing. Looks insanely difficult but at the same time so much fun. I've never done anything this extreme, and would certainly work my way up with some easier barefoot hikes before attempting, but would love to try this or something similar at some point. Shoes definitely have their place and are sometimes necessary (in my view for reasons pertaining to safety, professionalism, and in some cases sanitary reasons). But many aspects of life are simply more fun without them, and as your feet toughen there will be fewer situations where you'll need or even want to wear them. I think there's a pragmatic balance to be struck between realizing when shoes are really necessary, and when they're serving no purpose other than to be foot prisons that prevent one of our five senses from connecting with the world around us. I think our society, at least where I live, leans far too heavily in the direction of wearing shoes and could benefit from being more adventurous about taking them off.
Beautiful
Your feet were well acclimated ergo zero issues, which most folks don't comprehend. Barefoot walking or running does not happen overnight, it comes from long acclimation, which results in some advantage over shoes.
Great video thanks, you are the most beautiful hobitt I ever saw😃😙😉😗👣
Go on el 😂 nutter. I love barefoot, meant to be doing to south Wales 3 peaks barefoot for charity. Wicked video
Hope you share a video of the experience if you do! would be a very tough day
I did th beast of llangatock 10 mile trail race past year barefoot in 30degree heat. That absolutely sucked
I hope you make more videos like this.
Plenty more to come ☺️ for now I do have one other barefoot hike on my page if you wanna check that out
@@elventuresuk I enjoyed that one as well.
Nice one respect in bare feet 👍
Congrats on doing as much as you did! In my experience (13 years) feet get tough but your mind will also get tougher. Thus certain sensations that initially drove you nuts become a little more 'tolerable'.
But feet, like all body parts, do benefit from rest. So I wonder if at least a day's rest is feasible for this challenge...?
Anyway, I hope your mood improved, your soles healed up and should you ever try again, this experience will condition you to some of the fatigue that was certainly to blame for the second day's trials!
Thank you! I am definitely more mentally resilient after attempting this. Can't wait to finish the job
Excellent please continue barefoot clip! 😍🙏🥰
More to come!
@@elventuresuk very good! 🌹
Конечно наличие кроссовок в рюкзаке несколько меняет дело. Но всё равно, босиком по скалам это круто! Молодцы тётки, вы раздвигаете границы невозможного. А это стоит делать если можете.
Of course, the presence of sneakers in a backpack makes a difference. But still, barefoot on the rocks is cool! Well done, you are pushing the boundaries of the impossible. And it's worth doing if you can.
If you don't mind recommendations, I suggest more forefoot and middlefoot strikes. Those alone should reduce further any kinetic impact on your feet, legs and back in general. Also climbing backwards downhill like the other one suggested is a good pragmatic solution to ease the rest of the trip.
Perfect! 🌹
Now this looks really dangerous and painful. Good you made it back in one piece. The scenery looks great, like it could be from Lord Of The Rings. At 13:20 when you show your soles the stones in the background look like an archeologic site. Do you know anything about the history of that area, it looks very interesting, Your soles look really marvellous considering the long tour in this hard environment. Not even a scratch, they look totally fine. You must have some kind of "Superwoman soles made of steel"... 😂. Glad that nothing really bad happened on that trip.
As far as I'm aware it is not an ancient site or anything, just a trig at the summit of the hill! I imagine put there by the National Park Authority or National Trust. Thanks for the comment, my feet looked much worse a week or so later when they started peeling!
Well done, I'm an old trad climber from the 1970's and have done Crib Goch in all conditions. I don't think what you did was dangerous at all. I'm a great fan of barefoot walking but it does tend to be slower than blundering along in boots. Don't pay any attention to the nay sayers. One tip, if you get a cut on your foot compeed blister plasters work well and stay on in water. I live on the west coast of Scotland and often walk barefoot through dead bracken so get small cuts and that's what I put on to prevent infection.
Post more of your barefoot lifestyle please thanks
I think this is great I'd do if I had someone to come with me ...I do go barefoot sometimes just not when it's to cold lol ..fair play to ya
Super. Always barefoot 👣👍
I climbed Snowdon barefoot in 2019. Up pyg, and decided to take it easy on the way down via Llanberis. But the length and terrain on that route is awful. Its like you aren't climbing down, but perpetually falling onto gravel. So I completely get how you felt on that first day! definitely taking the other routes down in future.
We also thought it would be the easiest way down, how mistaken we were 🤣 ill take the train next time haha
I very rarely make a comment but felt I had to here. The way the world is changing with people saying don't do this, you can't say that. I wish you all the best in your choices, negative people are just that and are not even worth thinking about. As for the mountain rescue those guys are all climbing enthusiasts anyway and they never judge the people they go out for.
Have a great life in whatever you choose to do.
PS your feet looked in much better condition than I thought they would be when I started to watch the film.
Thanks for your kind words! And I wish I had progress photos of the following weeks, when my skin started falling off 😅
Great video, have you thought about pen-y-fan, highest in South Wales? I've often thought about trying barefoot, I've seen it done by others. Keep up the good work.
I would love to do Pen Y Fan barefoot, I just haven't been up there in a while! Maybe this winter for a colder challenge..
Well if you do, let me know, I'm nearby and might be up for the challenge !@@elventuresuk
Thanks for sharing this. Looks really hard but I'm sure you can complete your route after you heal up. You are right about downhills being harder. I always cheat on hill climbs and wear xero shoes sandals for the descent.
Ps ignore the haters
Thank you, I have every intention of going back to complete the job!
I'm walking barefoot almost all the time, it's ridiculous people would call it dangerous because with your feet bare you feel everything underneath and your balance is better as well. Have you ever seen a mountain goat with shoes on? 😁
Девочки вы молодцы, а лапёхи у вас классные !!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was awesome !!! By the way are you a fulltime barefooter ?? If not how did you train your soles to go through these surfaces ?
Pewf! I also love Feet and Walking Barefoot!
I try to walk barefoot as much as I can (during the warm season), attempted short hikes as well, but it would be a long way to go compared to your achievement.
One question: how was the weather, ie temperature, on average, and how chilly was the lowest temperature and did you have any issues handling it, if so, what measures did you take?
Thank you.
fantastic, i would love to do the 3 peaks, i am a barefoot
this is what feet are made for. why are there so many nerve endings in them? they give us a feeling of our ground
Cool but mad.
fun
You both are brave ladies, well done! What other challenges will you put your bare feet through in the near future?
Personally I'm going off to finish the job, so Tryfan next. Emma will probably have something else crazy in the pipeline soon! She did 3 peaks in stilettos and all sorts of other crazy challenges.
@@elventuresuk The soles of your feet are gorgeous! They look tough and beautiful, so healthy!
I know the pain of losing a gopro so I'm sorry to hear about that, but what you managed to do is amazing! I wouldn't have made it out of the carpark without my boots!!
What's next in the pipeline?
Next is to finish the job! Back in Snowdonia next weekend (weather permitting) for another section of the journey :)
Seems like the worst weather to do this 😂. You 2 did good!
I kinda enjoy the voiceover format so feel free to do it more if it doesn't take more effort
Thank you! That's the format I prefer to make because I don't have to think about "performing" for the camera as much when I'm out, I can just film the experience.
Also the weather could have been worse! I went up Snowdon barefoot in November once and my feet were numb
A truly extraordinary achievement. My respect! What do you estimate how many kilometers you have covered in total on the ascents and descents? How many hours did you walk barefoot in total?
Hard to say exactly because I didn't have a gps tracker on. Maybe 10 hours on the first day and 12 on the second? For distances you'd have to check the Welsh 3000s route info ☺️
I wish I could be with you guys ❤❤😊😊
I wish I was there
Congratulations that’s a real achievement. What preparation did you do for this? I expect you’ve conditioned your feet by regular barefoot walking. Do you go barefoot all the time?
Thank you! I am barefoot loads of the time, but otherwise wear minimalist shoes. I'm not very well accustomed to the cold temps we get in Britain!
Congratulations , great accomplishment
Never mind the fools bad mouthing your accomplishment just because they can't do it you have to be wrong
Gah, sorry about your GoPro. That stinks! Climbing those craggy peaks without shoes...well more power to you. You must have soles like leather! 😆 I take your point about how hiking barefoot requires you to be more in tune with the terrain - it's similar to how if you are trail running down techy stuff you are paying much more attention than if you were hiking . But it seems likely to me that there is greater risk in barefoot hiking, especially in inhospitable places. Feet are so important and shoes, any kind, will offer at least some protection. Watching you climb that scree...yeesh. In a different situation with scary weather if you were forced to hurry, well that could get bad fast.
That shot at 07:24 is telling, with those randoms descending easily while you step gingerly from rock to rock.
Thank you, I was gutted about the loss 🥲 my soles are very leathery! And I agree, shoes offer protection from the elements and that's the main reason I still wear them.
And good spot, I left that shot in for that reason!
I'm really jealous. I like to go barefoot too, I like walking barefoot in Nature and I was hiking barefoot too, but not kind of this. I've never tried going/climbing on rocks like these. Respect.
What kind of foot care do you do to make your soles standing this?
Thank you! It's mostly just a pumice stone and sometimes moisturising. Don't want them getting too soft but it's just to keep dead flaky skin away ☺️
@@elventuresukThank you for your hints. Are you using Urea or something else for moisturizing? There is so a large selection, so it's not easy for me to find out which kind of ingredients are most effective.
A quick suggestion for your descent… walk backwards. It’s sounds crazy, makes you look funny and may not always be the best choice depending on exact conditions, etc… but it does help ease the pressure on your feet as your knees are absorbing more of the impact.
Sorry that this was such a hard challenge for you…. But so happy you achieved as much as you did.
I found your channel by total chance. The algorithms seemed to notice I was watching more ‘outdoorsy’ content and recommended your channel. I’m glad it did. The channel shows a lot of promise. I hope you keep making videos.
I really understand what you are saying here, and its a good suggestion when you are wearing footwear. Its an entirely different problem when you are barefoot. As your foot comes down, youre committed to where you place it so its often hitting a sharp stone or a loose stone.. As you ascend, you can test out foot placement and pick the best slot, but not when you come down. Your feet get battered and sore very quickly. I think walking backward may even be worse as it exposes your toes and the softer parts of your feet more. I hope you dont take this comment the wrong way, just wanted to share my take on what you suggest.
Thanks for watching! I definitely plan to keep making videos, if there's anything in particular you like to see please let me know! I'm still learning what I enjoy to make and what people enjoy to make, so your opinions will go a long way in shaping my channel :)
Also I appreciate your thought process, I often walk backwards with shoes on, but as Phil said below when you're barefoot its a lot more committing, I would want to see where my foot is landing every time!
Thanks for your comment Phil, I think you've got it right there! I would not feel as safe or stable walking backwards barefoot. I totally see where James is coming from though
@@PhilWaud No, no, that is a very fair comment very well made. I was speaking from personal experience under different circumstances. It was more a sharing of an idea than doctrine but this just shows that an idea can be wrong under different circumstances. I appreciate the clarification and input.
@@elventuresuk Off the top of my head I can't think of what I would suggest you make. But I will say that the best videos are ones people make for their own interest and enjoyment first and foremost. That radiates through the finished product more than anything. At my end I am planning to start a new channel after not updating my current one for a long time. Part of what I want to do is make short films with interesting people. So maybe I will drop you a message down the line if you would ever be up for such a thing.
I think because your barefoot you take each step more carefully than having boots on ..I looks like it can be dangerous either way ...
What has been the most painful ordeal for your soles so far? How do you overcome the pain on your soles?
Did your foot hurt
Die you guys carried any shoes or socks with you for emergencies?
Absolutely! You can see me wearing them right at the end of the hike on the final descent ☺️ Vivobarefoot minimalist hiking shoes
The hardest thing would be finding a dry day? So much Less slippery n slide when dry
Mb if you had given it a week between hikes?
Paragliding is a bucket list item . But NOT into conditions of 'whiteout' I'd rather keep feet on the ground in that
How are your feet still soft after that long hike?
What do you imagine they should be like?
Very callused and rough@@elventuresuk
Shame she lost her gopro. I would have liked to see more footage
I appreciate that! There are more similar videos to come at least
Pretty sure that in ancient times people climbed the mountains barefoot.
It has to be a lot safer doing a grade one scramble barefoot because you have so much more control. Any shoe you wear is going to remove your ability to feel and grip properly.
Yes! The proprioception when you're barefoot is an amazing advantage a lot of the time (until you heel strike a pebble 🥲)
I was doing so good with no fap until now. Im going to try and look for something unbeautiful immediately