Barefoot hiking shoes Contact S2: Review from the mountains CONTACT S2 is a hiking shoe appropriate also for trekking and hiking. For the upper part and the lining, we use the best leather, as these shoes are the strongest ones of our Contact models. We use a 5 mm layer of wool felt for the […]
We already wrote about Proalp’s beginnings here. Now it’s time to introduce you to our boss Matej Slapar. He is a great inspiration to his Proalp team with his positive attitude and curiosity that enrich his (and ours as well) knowledge about human feet, movement, and their wellbeing. Matej started his shoemaking journey in the […]
Imagine a small, idyllic little town, surrounded by the Alps round and round. Through that town, the river passes by. In this little town, the best masters of shoemaking came from, and the life of its people was all about shoes. Can you imagine that almost every third person you know was somehow connected to […]
Nina is an International Summer and Winter Mountain Walking Leader (UIAA), alpinist, and sport climbing instructor that graduated from cultural studies. She used to work in the natural and cultural conservation field and later on moved to tourism. First, she guided other travel agencies, while a few years ago she finally set up her own […]
Before we dive deep into the barefoot footwear world, we need to answer the most basic question: Why would anyone even choose barefoot shoes over the regular ones? The answer here is very simple: They are created to support the feets’ natural features as the main attributes of barefoot shoes are extremely thin, with a […]
Barefoot shoes Proalp Contact was based on volition to create shoes that are extremely flexible, spacious, and all made from the first class, natural materials. Contact barefoot shoes are spacious, airy, and colorful, just like all shoes produced in Proalp. As the name itself is explanatory enough, the new series of Proalp’s barefoot shoes enables […]
