In reply to Nick1812P:
> I think it really depends on the type of shoe you have and how it's worn out
> A more interesting question would be who uses resoled shoes as their "serious" shoes everyone I know who has resoled shoes relegates them to 2nd tier shoes to use at the wall/warming up etc. so will always buy new shoes too.
I'd agree it's probably dependent on the shoe and the wear to a significant extent.
I currently use the La Sportiva Miura Lace XX (special version of the normal lace from 2017/18) for outdoor sport climbing, a very well constructed shoe with the P3 insert which seems to work well to ensure they retain there shape. They also seems to have a toe profile which seems to not suffer too much from rand damage (plus I don't use them indoors very much). I have 4 pairs all of which have been resoled at least once (by Llanberis resoles, sole only) and am currently using the last 2 first resole pairs as my outdoor shoes. IMO the first resole is as good as a new shoe and I've done all my outdoor climbing in resoles over the last 18 months. The second resoles maybe have a small deterioration in performance but they're still very usable.
I've been in a situation over the last few years where these particularly shoes (stiff, narrow, mild downturn) really work for me but are no longer available so I've had an incentive to make more use of resoles and it's been a positive experience.