I have to completely disagree with the previous speaker. The shoe already holds with me five years so I've now gained me another color. This is eventually "run away" the profile of the sole, should be clear to everyone. Winter tires keep only a certain number of kilometers. Therefore Lowa offers over each dealer to a service resoling which is not even that expensive. This way you can keep its registered shoe and gets only the new sole. So you save money too. As I said, I am more than satisfied and the intensive use of shoes in various areas such as travel, shopping and in bad weather and at work. Of course, I prefer the shoe to also while hiking!