Yup, sounds like you'll be buying a lot of brake pads.
I rode through and around Colombia twice. On both occasions my rear pads lasted for at least a dozen countries, lots of mountain ranges, and many thousands of miles/kilometers before and afterward--I don't actually keep close track, since why bother? Sorry to say this means I don't know anything about long-life pads.
My rear pads were demonstrably most at risk when trying to ride off without removing a disk lock. Caliper and disk suffered, too.
Have fun out there!
Mark
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