The 3 Mental Challenges that Caused 22% of Appalachian Trail Thru-hikers To Quit Hiking
<p>A mental challenge for students is to pay attention no matter how boring their professor is (props to my students who force themselves to listen to me drone on and on).</p>
<p>A mental challenge for professional athletes is to deal with the fear that they’ll do poorly, get kicked off the team, and lose their income.</p>
<p>As I’ve been studying Appalachian Trail (A.T.) thru-hikers, I’ve been wondering: What, specifically, are the mental challenges that A.T. thru-hikers face when they try to hike 2,000 miles of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) in less than a year?</p>
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