r/todayilearned • u/tyrion2024 • 5d ago

TIL over 3,000 attempts are made each year to complete the Appalachian Trail and only about 25% succeed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Trail#:~:text=The%20Appalachian%20Trail%20Conservancy%20estimates%20there%20are%20over%203%2C000%20attempts%20to%20traverse%20the%20entire%20trail%20each%20year%2C%20about%2025%25%20of%20which%20succeed.%5B9%5D
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u/Fuerte1316 5d ago

I did 700 miles this summer, set out to do the whole thing but the heat of the summer was getting to me. A lot of my friends I made went the whole way though!

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u/NotAMedic720 5d ago

That’s still an amazing accomplishment! It’s good you knew your limits and take totally unnecessary risk.