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

[raeba at lycos.com (M A)]

I know of several who don't want to be listed...  I'm sure others do too. So, there must be so many more who have successfully completed the trail.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Powers" <kdpo@gottawalk.com>
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Class of 05 thru-hike completion rate?
> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 17:13:29 -0800
> 
> 
> 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
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "dsaufley" <dsaufley@sprynet.com>
> To: "'David Plotnikoff'" <david@emeraldlake.com>; 
> <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> 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
> 
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