[pct-l] Early PCT casualtis

[Scott Bryce]

On 5/1/2013 11:54 AM, joe stott wrote:
> How would one gain the experience needed to began a thru hike?

By hiking.

> It is the individual experience and the journey in itself that is
> different for everyone.

well, yes, but...

> I agree that it is foolish to begin something like a thru hike
> unprepared. However one must learn from ones own mistakes, to fail
> something and get back up and try again, that is the human spirit
> that drives us to succeed,

But what if your mistakes force you off the trail?

> I say let everyone Hike There Own Hike and live there own dream.

But we are talking about people who are only hiking 1/2 of 1% of their
hike. Maybe if some of them were better prepared, they could hike their
own hike.