In the series "barefooting across the world", this time, I climbed (partly) and went down (fully) the Taal Volcano, a caldera located near Manila in the Philippines.
A lot of astonishment from local Filipinos who climb the volcano to guide tourists every day... in flip-flops!
Magnificent views and excellent experience over a varied terrain. I was quite interested to do this "easy" hike to test myself with regards to a possible barefoot climb of mount Fuji, by next year. Conditioning with quite some heavy dose of barefoot running seems to do wonders to prepare for tougher terrain.
https://visionsofasia.asia/2018/10/01/barefoot-hike-on-a-volcano/
A lot of astonishment from local Filipinos who climb the volcano to guide tourists every day... in flip-flops!
Magnificent views and excellent experience over a varied terrain. I was quite interested to do this "easy" hike to test myself with regards to a possible barefoot climb of mount Fuji, by next year. Conditioning with quite some heavy dose of barefoot running seems to do wonders to prepare for tougher terrain.
https://visionsofasia.asia/2018/10/01/barefoot-hike-on-a-volcano/