Reading most of this thread makes me feel like I'm gonna die in the pit. Haha.
I'm only 5'1", but I got strength and I've been through a lot of pain in my (almost) 21 years of life. I've never experienced being in a pit at a concert, the closest is probably seeing them at the 2009 VMAs (third row center from the stage), but we still had a lot of space (and velvet seats. ).
I dunno. I'm gonna try going for the barrier, because knowing me I'll get stuck behind a tall person (happens every single time). And whoever crowd surfs by me will get knocked the eff down by yours truly.