Leather Barefoot Boots: The King of Minimalist Footwear

December 18, 2021 — After four years of experimenting, I finally found footwear that feels as good as being barefoot.

Three years ago, I stumbled into the world of barefooting when I bought a pair of “zero-drop” Altra Escalantes.

They were thin, flat and had this goofy toebox, but they felt AMAZING — and pretty soon I transitioned from 14mm to…