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[rafeb@adelphia.net (rafeb@adelphia.net)]

On 13 Feb 2002 at 21:27, Clark Wright wrote:

> To me, the most awesome stat. of all re the AT is the fact that walking
> from end to end is the vertical elevation equivalent of climbing Everest
> about 16 times - 16 times!  And, yet, the "average" grade is less than
> 5%; just goes to show that Mark Twain was right about statistics: 
> "There's lies, damn lies [oops - sorry for the bleep word, but in the
> interests of authenticity, I left it in! :)] - and statistics! :)


I imagine also that figure includes Everest's elevation from sea level 
(~29,000 feet) rather than the distance that most folks actually climb -- 
since base camp is up around 18,000 feet.

I tell "lay" people it's about 6000 feet of vertical per hiking day -- 
3000 up and 3000 down.  'Zat sound about right?


rafe b.