This 'barefoot' shoe brand creates footwear designed to feel as though you're walking with no shoes on at all, and the Ultra Bloom is accordingly lightweight, freeing and with a flexible sole ...

For a barefoot shoe, however, it's still a heavyweight ... and ankles a decent amount of protection on rocky trails, and the waterproof membrane has proved watertight even on river crossings.

but it's still warm and waterproof, and its light weight makes it feel very freeing to hike in. Vivobarefoot is perhaps the biggest proponent of the barefoot shoe movement. While most of today's ...