In reply to Fuerteman:
I wore a pair of Aku shoes out in 12 months. I wore them all summer walking into routes, around town, parks, woodland walks etc.
I pretty much ruined them in one outing a few months after buying them. After a day on The Napes we decided to run all the way down the screes to Wasdale. I was disappointed to find that I had worn a lot of the stitching through on the toe and the heel. They slowly fell apart after this.
This was probably abuse outside of the design brief for that particular shoe and I am now much happier with my new Scarpa Crux.
I'd be happy with a couple of years use from a soft everyday shoe. Any longer and they will be out of fashion after all! !-)