Montrail Rockridge replacement

I don't have any great suggestions.

I used to own and like Rockridges — they weren't a perfect shoe but they worked and I could consistently get 600 – 700 miles out of them before they developed holes in the mesh above the little toes (and I'd start kicking pebbles into the shoe more and more frequently) and, to a lesser extent, the outsole/midsole broke down and made walking on rocks less comfortable.

Both Brooks Cascadia 8 (never tried the 9's) and La Sportiva Wildcat are more comfortable shoes (the Wildcats in particular are really nice) but they're both more fragile. In benign conditions, I've been able to get about 450 – 500 miles out of the Brooks, and 350 – 400 miles out of the La Sportivas; if you're kicking through spring snow, you can almost cut that in half. As above, the problem would be holes near the little toes (maybe the problem is my gait??), which, with the La Sportiva, would spread down to my heal if I let it. I've tried super glue to reinforce these wear points but never had much success in delaying the inevitable.