My LaSportivas lasted me about 20 mountain ascents before the soles were pretty much ground down. Hiking boots are a consumable to serious hikers. There's no such thing as BIFL in that space. The best you can do is buy something like LaSportivas or really any vibram sole boot and resole them as needed. I got mine resoled and they'll probably last me another few years. Still just as waterproof on day one.
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Reply to Hiking boots to handle 5k a day in the winter? by cosmorocker13
My LaSportivas lasted me about 20 mountain ascents before the soles were pretty much ground down. Hiking boots are a consumable to serious hikers. There's no such thing as BIFL in that space. The best you can do is buy something like LaSportivas or really any vibram sole boot and resole them as needed. I got mine resoled and they'll probably last me another few years. Still just as waterproof on day one.