I bought brand new shoes before trekking in Nepal. This is how such shoes looks like after over 20 days in the mountains.
I was a bit afraid to go with not tested shoes bought like 3 days before, but it revealed that I had no choice. I took a risk and it was worth. Those one were much better than my "old" one. It was better to have mid-approach ones than high ones with semi-automatic crampons sole.