Trust me I have seen climbers with even more shoes, I tend to go through a lot of shoes over the course of the year but I try to make each pair last as much as possible by timing my repairs correctly. I send my shoes to a German resoler since they offer original La Sportiva replacement parts and it usually has a 2 week wait to it. In response, I always make sure that I have at least 2 pairs of a shoe that I am currently using so that I won't get interrupted at all.