Certainly something to try! All that natural wood under bare soles keeps me going! I do it for the feel, rather than the exercise.
Bouldering is pretty amazing barefoot. Feet were made for it. Nothing is more stable on a smooth boulder.
Is this you in these pictures? I'm not a rock climber...but I am surprised barefoot rock climbing is not a lot more common. Your feet behave similar to your hands....
Not me. I collect pics of skateboarding and rock climbing and other barefoot-friendly activities. These were the first pics that I came across that applied to this thread. I don't think I have any pics of adults climbing trees. Most of my barefoot climbing pics are of adults. Just noticed the bloody knee in the rock climbing pic. Tough kid.
Skateboarding is another activity that many of the old skool skaters did barefoot. You seldom see it much now! This young dude: Jackson Dorian on Instagram: "This rip surf is super fun, similar to surfing, mahalo @micah_nickens @razorworldwide" Jackson Dorian on Instagram: "So fun skating the @russi_boys ramp here on the north shore. Mahalo to uncle @jimrussi and fam for having me over!"