Okay, this is a really dumb question, but here goes.
Does anyone know if the people on whiteblaze are more likely to finish a thru-hike than the people who say:
"hey look, walmart has everything for backpacking and i bought it, so now what to do with it... aha! ive got it, ill search, searching... searching... AHA! The AT im leaving to hike the at honey!"
I mean, its obvious that those people wont finish, but who are the majority and why? i love reading essays, so if anyone wants to elaborate, pray continue. (it means go ahead.)