Start out in the morning on nice grassy trail, work your way up higher to the tree line and you are on broken shale, limestone and volcanic stones, then into scree slopes and you had better have good gear. The straps just don't last. And when my foot goes down to the ankle or more in scree the buckle takes major abuse, not to mention the boots which I have to have customized to withstand mountain hunting.
What brand gaiters and boots are you tearing through? I've been up and down Colorado 14ers in basic Asolos, Merrells, and a few times in tennis shoes when I was a kid. Perhaps you need chainmail gaiters. ORs and the others listed work for us mere mortals.
