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<DIV>Over at Tell It On The Mountain (<A href="http://www.tellitonthemountain.com/episode1.html">www.tellitonthemountain.com/episode1.html</A>) 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.</DIV>
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<DIV>I know it depends on snow, etc., but what is the average success rate each year? I am a little confused.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks, Switchback the Rater</DIV>
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