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RAISING FUNDS FOR PSP
Meet Jane (Rich's mum and motivation behind the challenge) who was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy in 2021 IN 2021, and is currently under full-time care from her husband Mike (Rich's dad) in Portsmouth. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a rare neurodegenerative disease effecting around 5 in 100,000 people in the UK. The disease causes damage, degeneration, and ultimately death of certain parts of the brain, mainly in the brain stem. The death of brain cells in one of these areas, the substantia nigra, accounts in part for the motor symptoms that PSP and Parkinson's have in common. It is one of a family of neurological conditions called atypical parkinsonism and belongs to the category of frontotemporal disorders.
TRAINING
SCAFELL PIKE - 19.05.25
1h:34 WASDALE HEAD TO SCAFELL PIKE SUMMIT
Accompanied by the great Alfie Casson, we took a fast barefoot run up Scafell Pike in clear conditions hitting the summit in 1h34minutes. Shoes on for the descent (almost under 60m but not quite) and took a dip in the local emerald pool to cool off after. This trip confirmed that the challenge is possible, and Rich's feet are tough enough.
YR WYDDFA - 04.05.2024
1h:41 PEN-Y -PASS TO YR WYDDFA/SNOWDON SUMMIT
This trip was accompanied by the elusive Jonny Grill, who went the extra mile and took his shoes off for the occasion! Conditions were poor. Claggy and poor visibility, plus endless tourists to pass. Queues at the top (standard) so we tagged the summit and made a sharp exit down the miners track.
WE CHOSE BAREFOOT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN IT
Empower
Growth
Barefoot walking dominates our physical history, and is as much a part of being a human being as breathing, eating, and sleeping.
It's quite literally in our bones.
Each and every one of our ancestors walked barefoot, across the harshest and wildest of terrains, without so much as a plaster.
HUMAN FEET FUNCTION BEST WITHOUT SHOES
RE:WILDING OUR GAIT
Human feet evolved to walk on earth, and stabilise our upright mechanics in all terrains.
MOVING PARTS
26 bones
33 joints
+ 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments
SENSORY FEEDBACK
+200,000 nerve endings provide feedback about our movement & position