Courses serve all sorts of good purposes-- not the least of which might be to give some the confidence to move forward with thier hikes.

Others help insure success.

That can be measured, too. Those taking Warren Doyle's course enjoy a tremendously high completion rate, for example.

While it is a high bar to reach, Snorkle has the hiking experience to achieve similar results over the coming years. If she does, that would be another remarkable feather in her cap.