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It would pretty misleading to quote net elevation for hikes. A loop up a mountain and back would have a net gain of 0' even if you hiked 2000' to the peak.

• tincholio 12y ago
  They only count the upward portions, not misleading at all
  • namdnay 12y ago
    hence the use of "would" in the statement you are replying to