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		saryant on April 1, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: All 40 Runners Fail at 100-Mile Tennessee Mountain... 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 on April 1, 2015 [–]

They only count the upward portions, not misleading at all

namdnay on April 1, 2015 | [–]

hence the use of "would" in the statement you are replying to

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