Counting on the Lodge crew
Dana Shroeder: The crew and the llamas are the backbone of the lodge The tradition of counting Mount Le Conte hikes began with the founders of LeConte Lodge: Paul Adams counted 523 ascents, and Jack Huff had 1,043 before he lost count. The LeContest honor roll includes 117 hikers with at least 100 ascents, including 28 by lodge crew members past and present. Dana Schroeder, a third-year crew member from Nashville, joined the "centennial club" with his 100th trip on Thursday,
A new front porch at LeConte
Architect's rendering of the newest building on Mount Le Conte Decades of guests have been welcomed to LeConte Lodge in a recreation hall and office built by Herrick Brown in the early 1970s. That's where hikers checked in, bought T-shirts, and gauged the frost-bitten thermometer. Each night after sunset, guests would gather inside for sing-a-longs. This fellowship was lost the last two seasons, as the cantilevered cabin fell victim to design and construction flaws and the to
Le Conte Hiking Records
Mount LeConte hiking records, compiled by Tom Layton (LeConteLog@gmail.com)
