[pct-l] Class of 05 thru-hike completion rate?

[kdpo at gottawalk.com (Ken Powers)]

On the other hand it is the only measure we have to compare one year to 
another. Assuming that we miss a similar percentage each year we can still 
gauge one year against the others.

In 2000 I got to work on the data. They (Meadow Ed, Bob Norton, & others) 
gave me the names and dates from several registers along the PCT. It was 
interesting trying to match naes with mispellings, trailnames to real names, 
changed trailnames, & lots of day hikers thown in. In a few cases you could 
pick out flip-floppers because of the dates. It was an interesting exercise.

Ken
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From: "dsaufley" <dsaufley@sprynet.com>
To: "'David Plotnikoff'" <david@emeraldlake.com>; 
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Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 4:54 PM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Class of 05 thru-hike completion rate?


> Just an FYI -- Puck is no longer with the PCTA.  There's a very nice lady
> named Jean there now.  I think 2005 finishers would be very difficult to
> sort out.  There is a Yahoo group for the 2005 hikers, but their contacts
> are only as comprehensive as, well, their contacts.
>
> Personal observation:  trying to count finishers is a slippery slope with
> big rocks below.
>
> L-Rod