[pct-l] "Wild" (1000+ thru-hikers at kick-off?)

[ambery-80243 at mypacks.net]

I'm not sure how it affects the overall numbers, but the 2600 miler list is for those who are finishing the trail. This may mean they did a thru-hike or just did their last section after 20 years.  I'm not sure if it's an accurate portrayal of how many intended thru-hikers leave from Campo.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Mitchell <paul at bluebrain.ca>
>Sent: Feb 5, 2013 5:27 PM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l]  "Wild" (1000+ thru-hikers at kick-off?)
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>The PCTA "2600-Miler List" for 2012 featured 342 names, which is already a
>pretty significant increase from past years.  I'd guess that means five or
>six hundred at least must have set out from Campo.  I wonder if sometime in
>the next couple years we'll see that double?  Hard to imagine 1000+
>thru-hikers all starting around the same time; going to make for some
>crowded camps, hotels, trail angel yards, etc.
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