Hiking the Grand Canyon in Five Finger Shoes
Sunday, 27. June 2010
30 miles in 3 days in our Vibram Five Finger Shoes
Yes, we did! On my recent trip to Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon in Colorado, my friends and I hiked the whole thing in our Vibram Five Finger Shoes. It was questionable whether these shoes could hold up on the rocky terrain for that many miles.
I’m also happy to report that nobody got any blisters during the hike. The hike to Havasu Falls is 10 miles each way. It begins with a steep descent into the canyon and then a relatively flat walk in a wash for 8 miles.
The next day we hiked from our campground to Beaver Falls. This hike involved alot of rock scrambling and water crossings. The only issue with the Vibrams that we had were that they gathered sanded very quickly.
Sediment in the water quickly built it in your toes. Unlike with sandals, the sand had nowhere to escape and the only relief was removing the shoe and pouring out the sand.
Of course, along the way other hikers kept asking us what we were wearing and where to get the shoes!
Kiran Says:
Hi,
So glad I came across this post! I just switched to running in five fingers two months ago and have been really enjoying it and have adapted to them fairly easily. I can get through an 8 mile run in them and be back on the trails/asphalt the next day. I am hiking the GC Rim to Rim in two weeks and am considering doing them in my Treksports. Were you on the vibrams for a long time before you used these for your hike? Just curious regarding your experience in them. Thanks for any suggestion!