[pct-l] Fwd: Thru hiker count

[Bob Bankhead]

Mark:

700 border-to-border permits seems unusually high.
PCTA permits are issued for any distance equal to or greater than 500 miles;
think "long multi-section hikes".
Are you sure those 700 are just for the full 2600 mile border to border
hike, or does that include the permits for less than 2600 miles as well?


 

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Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 4:01 PM
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Subject: [pct-l] Fwd: Thru hiker count

Hello Doug,
  According to the PCTA, they issued over 700 thru-hike permits this year, a
record. As to how many of those 700 actually have started is another story.
Mark