Is the Mythos discontinued??

My mythos reached the end of their rubber, and I switched to my previous pair with a fresh resole that only lasted about 4 climbing days before blowing out, so I'm not eager to bother with resoling again, for either of these pairs. I went to buy a new pair, but they are out of stock everywhere, including LaSportiva. Is this a supply chain issue? Did they discontinue the shoe? Anyone know where I can find a new pair? 

Thanks!

Yes, the Mythos was discontinued a few years ago, replaced with the Mythos Eco

I just saw a 30th anniversary edition in the shop - purple and purple rubber. Pretty awesome.

Gawd I wish these shoes would just die already! 

Mythos are one of the best shoes ever made and should live on forever! These, or TC Pros, will get anyone up pretty much any trad route anywhere (and many sport)....

Sportiva switched to a lower performance (more durable) rubber.  If you're a die-hard Mythos person, get a pair and break them in - then resole with a higher grade rubber of your choice.  

DL

I had a pair of Mythos that eventually wore out. I went to get another pair, but tried on some TC Pros on a whim, and bought them instead. Love them! You get the comfort of Mythos, but better edging and stiffness. 

They are technically not discontinued, but rather not offered in North America. You can purchase them from Europe.

Hope for Movement wrote:

Mythos .. paired with TC Pros will get anyone up pretty much any trad route anywhere

Does the TC go on the right or left foot?

Marc H wrote:

Does the TC go on the right or left foot?

Experiment. You'll eventually figure it out. Mythos would be perfect for the easy trad routes you have on your to-do list - sooo comfy.

I bought a new pair from gearheads in Moab probably 3 weeks ago, might try giving them a call. 

As a 25 year long Mythos user I’m sad that Sportiva stopped making them- the eco is not the same boot. I started looking around and found some at a few shops so I have a few pairs. 

Nothing really good lasts forever. 

J J why the hate? Juvenile. 

Jon Rhoderick wrote:

They are technically not discontinued, but rather not offered in North America. You can purchase them from Europe.

I have run into this with other Sportiva products. Do you know how to order them? Everywhere I looked outside North America would not ship Sportiva product to NA addresses. The only way I see is getting a friend to mail them from overseas, which ultimately just hasn't been worth the effort.

J C wrote:

I have run into this with other Sportiva products. Do you know how to order them? Everywhere I looked outside North America would not ship Sportiva product to NA addresses. The only way I see is getting a friend to mail them from overseas, which ultimately just hasn't been worth the effort.

Try telemark-pyrenees.com. I purchased from them from the USA a few years ago.

Guy Keesee wrote: J J why the hate? Juvenile. 

Because in 2021 there are so many better options on the market than a 30 year old shoe with almost as old technology. I think climbing is hard enough, and I want to use every modern tech available to me to get up the wall, and those shoes are no longer part of that mix IMHO. 

Double J wrote:

Because in 2021 there are so many better options on the market than a 30 year old shoe with almost as old technology.

One of the very few shoe models that fit people with Morton's toe.

Epictv shop and t-p mentioned above still carry them in the non eco version (the eco cobra is kinda garbage too. The eco rubber just isn't the same unfortunately)

Epic TV has free ship on non ropes or other heavy bits of kit if you spend ~$175usd. Just keep it under $800 for customs ;)

Double J wrote:

Because in 2021 there are so many better options on the market than a 30 year old shoe with almost as old technology. I think climbing is hard enough, and I want to use every modern tech available to me to get up the wall, and those shoes are no longer part of that mix IMHO. 

If you don't climb in them, why would you care if they live or die? Rebrand them, change the color and give them a fancy marketing technology term and they would be back in the game. Half of the "modern" tech is to make shoes more comfortable. Mythos mold to almost any foot eventually and perform very well on many, many types of terrain. Need some toe/foot strength for sure, but still one of the best smearing/smedging shoes around, and a thin crack slayer. Interestingly I've noticed a bit of a resurgence - was in Ulassai, Sardinia and watched 2 women float an 8a+ sport route in them and a few guys were in them as well working some tufas, and last night watched a young woman warm up on a gym 5.13- in the anniversary edition. Plenty of tech.

Yeah I am not that into fire at campsites because it's like, what, 5 million year old tech?

I'll add more than just sarcasm. I find that people have faith in stated technological advantages from marketers and even scientists - 5% improvement in some objective measurement, for example. But it seems a lot more like a placebo. 

Golf and ski industry make this obvious. And I chuckle at all the Patagonia marketing about guilt-free consumerism when people wearing it buy new skis, new gear, and stop using perfectly good stuff that would have been miraculous alien technology to the hundreds of thousands of people who did just fine years before.

So, I don’t really care whether Mythos are discontinued or not. But as a very early convert to the cult of the Mythos in the early ‘90s, I was really excited to give them a chance as a do-everything super-shoe. I was almost instantly disappointed with the fit, performance and comfort. They didn’t edge, toe hook or heel hook well, they didn’t really fit in small pockets, and the comfort was okay, but not special. Not terribly supportive either. They did okay in cracks, but the Mocassym was better.
Still, I wanted to love them, but within two years I was on 5.10 Razors and LS Kendos for sport, and in three years used Anasazis and Mocassyms for trad. And, that was the end of the Mythos experiment, a most disappointing shoe. 

Don't worry La Sportiva recycle their designs all the time. How many times they tried to rebrand Katana? 

The problem with mythos is that it has a reputation as an old man shoes. The same problem Old'smobile had. Mythos will be back with a new face-lift and a $300 price tag. Maybe some butt implants too. 

In the meanwhile don't buy the LaSpo Zenit. Really bad shoes.