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08-25-2011, 08:07 AM #1
approach shoe
Anyone know the status of the La Sportiva Exum Pro approach shoe? Has it been discontinued or is/has the company come out with an updated version under a different name?
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08-25-2011 08:07 AM # ADS
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08-25-2011, 08:29 AM #2
It was discontinued about 10 months ago. La Sportiva came out with another shoe for spring '12', but it isn't a replacement per say. It is a lowtop and midtop designed for fast hiking. Nice looking shoe, but not the type shoe the Exum Pro was. I asked Mark Day at La Sportiva how many pairs of the Exums I'd have to order to have them do a production run (hoping he'd say 500 or so), but they'd want an order of 3000 pair. Not something I'd be able to handle!
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08-25-2011, 02:30 PM #3
I liked the Exum Ridge or whatever was the predecessor to the Exum Pro and I definitely liked the Exum Pro. Just wore out my last pair going up and down Capitol Peak. Now what? Both shoes had that unique tread that I don't believe the other La Sportivas sport. Well, I ain't happy, but my knees will be until I can find something as good and get to abusing them joints again.
Thanks for the info, Bo.
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08-25-2011, 09:17 PM #4
i have been wearing a pair of five ten exum guides. they have been a very comfortable and well fitting approach shoe. plus you can strap on a pair of crampons for those mid summer snowfields.
But if I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.
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08-25-2011, 09:23 PM #5
@Bo_Beck do you know the name of the replacement? or the replacement to the exum river.
if you want another company helping to get to 3000 shoes I could ask contacts of people I work with. I bet we could get 3000 quick.
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10-24-2011, 03:57 PM #6
How about the Exum River?
Could try calling Backcountry or Mountaingear etc. I'm sure they would be interested.
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03-22-2012, 11:21 PM #7
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04-20-2012, 06:05 AM #8
We,ve had them in for a couple weeks now and they are selling fast. Every person that I've talked to that has bought them is LOVING them! I know that I like mine much better than I ever liked the Ridges, Rivers or Pros! I Like them much better than my Guide Tennies, Savants and Insights as well!
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