Completion/Drop-out Rates
Played with updated ATC data on their "2000-miler" page to find completion rates for 2005-2011, an overall average completion rate, and average numbers of thru-hikers to make it to the major milestones. Posted the spreadsheet online, and posted the results at www.laughingdog.com
I was a bit surprised ... Seems I've always heard the percentage of those who drop out by Neels Gap was higher. 50% make it half way, but only 28% finish? And that number seems higher than the one that gets thrown around a lot...
Completion/Drop-out Rates
Not to be picky but 2000 miles is not a thru hike.
Completion/Drop-out Rates
2000 to a thru hike is like running 23.5 miles and saying you ran a marathon. Say what you want. Numbers don't lie, people do.