[pct-l] PCT Drop Out Rate

[Patrick Beggan]

Drop-out rate inflation is common. When I went into basic training the  
word in the barracks was "fifty percent drop-out rate!" but in fact we  
lost about 3 guys out of 60.

I'm sure it's the same for the PCT. I very highly down the dropout  
rate is 80%. I could believe maybe 40-50% but its probably even less  
than that. Although it's probably true that most of the dropouts  
happen in the beginning.



On Jan 13, 2008, at 8:25 PM, Hiker97 wrote:

> Over at Tell It On The Mountain (www.tellitonthemountain.com/episode1.html) 
>  they mentions that the drop out rate is about 35%.  I always  
> thought it was much higher than that for a thru hike.  I thought the  
> success rate was around 20% going NoBo and the drop out rate about  
> 80%.  I thought that only about 50% of the original class leaving  
> Campo will leave Kennedy Meadows and head into the Sierras.
>
> I know it depends on snow, etc., but what is the average success  
> rate each year?  I am a little confused.
>
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