Archive for the ‘Personal Experiences’ Category
A Barefoot Lifetime in Photos
Alberto, in a moment of rest, enjoying the Portuguese Coast
Alberto, a seasoned barefooter from Braga, Portugal, shares a lifetime of barefooting in photographs spanning from his childhood in the 1950′s to today. This invaluable collection is definitely an inspiration to all of us barefooters from around the world. You can see Alberto’s photos here »
Alberto has also started a new site in Portuguese promoting the benefits of a barefoot lifestyle, as well as sharing his wealth of experience that he has acquired over 60 years. You can visit Alberto’s new site at descalcismo.org
New Photos from Camilo in Chile
Camilo, barefooting in Coyhaique, Chile. Standing on the Simpson River Mirador.
Our Friend Camilo, from Santiago, Chile, has shared a new batch of photos from his trips to the Chilean country side between 2006 and 2012. Please take a look at them and be inspired by Camilo’s trips and the beautiful images he shares of his own country.
You can see Camilo’s updated photo album here »
Minimalist Footwear Review:
Leming Ancestral Footwear
Leming Ancestral Footwear is a relatively new player in the minimalist footwear landscape but they are already well recognized in most barefooting and minimalist circles. The company started as Stem Footwear, and they just changed the name to Leming Ancestral Footwear, as of March 1st, 2012. It was founded by Pennsylvania native, and accomplished athlete, Andrew Rademacher who, after being frustrated with traditional footwear, decided to design what he calls: “the shoe that has been missing from humankind”.
I’ve had the chance to wear a pair of Leming shoes (Earth Brown) for the last couple of weeks and I must admit, I’ve been positively impressed with these shoes from the moment I got them delivered in the mail. From the packaging to the manufacturing quality, I can see that Andrew has put a lot of energy into designing a good product.
A visit to Kettle Cave
The Kettle Cave video was filmed in early April of 2010. It was a cold day and the snow had just melted. If you look carefully at the barefoot walking scenes around 0:55 you can see ice and frost on the ground still.
My goal was to find this cave known as “Kettle Cave” located in Niagara-on-the-lake. I filmed a good percentage of this video barefoot, but if you look closely around 1:38 of the video, you will see me descend the rock face wearing black Vibram Fivefingers. The reason I was wearing them was because there were ice deposits in the leaves still from winter. The Fiverfingers did not last long before I threw them in my back and went the rest of the day barefoot.
A visit to Frosting Cave
A visit to Frosting Cave
Along the Niagara Escarpments lies dozens if not hundreds of caves. Most of these caves are small, and uncharted.
This was the first of my barefoot adventure videos. I teamed up with Jeff from Ontario Caves.com and found the entrance to the cave quite easily.
It was a cold day in the Niagara Region, I was fairly new at shooting adventure videos. The largest challenge I had with this video was the cold.
April in Ontario, Canada can be a very challenging time for barefooters. The ground may have looked warm and dry, but it was quite cold and wet. It was sunny out, but still very cold.
