Professional photographer and Vibram Five Fingers fan, Scott Gold, recently visited Peru with his girlfriend. Read what Scott had to say about their trip and see some amazing photos after the jump!
Pros:
- Lightweight
- Agile
- Can feel everything beneath you.
- No chance of rolling an ankle.
- River crossings were a dream…didn’t have to take off shoes like the rest of the group.
- Conversation starter. Everyone pointed, laughed, smiled then asked were can they get some.
Cons:
- Dust and Dirt: The Sprints allowed dust and dirt to get in the shoe and act like sandpaper. The new Trek Sports or KSO would have been preferred. (Weren’t available at the time)
15hr days and thousands of feet in elevation changes on intense terrain will abuse almost anyone’s feet. I’d strongly recommend training your feet to get used to the abuse. We trained for a solid month with running and hiking…looking back I would have doubled it.
It was a bummer the Vibram Trek Sports were not available yet when we did the trip…I think they would have worked great! Overall, we loved the VFF and will never use hiking boots again for trips like this.
Here are the pics! Click to Zoom.
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Scott also does videos professionally and put together a video of his trip…can you spot the Sprints?
Scott, thanks for giving us a virtual tour of your trip!