There are people who attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian trail who have never backpacked ever in their life. Some actually succeed. There are many others, however, both experienced and inexperienced, who do not. Of the 3839 northbound thru-hikers that registered with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in 2017, only 715 completions were reported. That is only 19% of thru-hikers making it all the way from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. In order to improve my chances of becoming one of the lucky finishers, ...
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