Montrail Hardrock durability for long trek

A description of clothing (including shoes) can be found here.

Pretty sure Ryan used a pair of Montrail Vitesse's for the Artic trip.

Last December I replaced my hardrocks with a pair of vitesses and I think either one would do the trick. For each I replaced the insoles with heat moldable insoles which lasted very well. Not sure how many miles I put on the Hardrocks but I used them as my everyday running shoe (on average putting in 25 miles a week) for a year and a half (4 season) as well as my sole hiking shoe. When I got rid of them the outside was still intact and the sole had some more life in it but the cushioning was no longer enough for me. I re-enforced every seam on the shoe with McNett seam grip which worked wonderfully.