Quote Originally Posted by lkn4air View Post
to answer that question no doesn't bother me to read about the failed thru hikes. as stated before failures have more important info. as far as the book goes parts were funny but really didn't like the book. i dont know what Bill is really like but he comes across in the book as an elitest snob. dont care that he didn't thru hike the trail. though that is what he set out to do. makes it like most people that try a thru hike? about 80% failure rate right. I also like to say failing a thru hike attempt does make someone a failure.
OOPS i meant does not make you a failure. Most people don't have the stones to even give such a daunting task an attempt.