There are close to a hundred people who have climbed a verrtical mile on Mount Le Conte. Only a few have done it more than once. Constance Perry joined the club on April 2, hiking from Ripley's Aquarium to High Top in five hours and 23 minutes, then descending via Rainbow Falls in 4:30. That's 22.6 horizontal miles and just over 5,280 feet vertically. Holly Bryant holds the record with nine vertical miles. Others who have reported multiple vertical miles are Larry Russell a

Since 2008, we've had 124 hikers report completions of the Tour de Le Conte--completing all six trails on Mount Le Conte in a 24-hour span. Most recently were Kris Bible and Andy Rohrer, who started May 1, 2026, in Greenbrier and finished May 2 in Cherokee Orchard. They pushed the 24-hour limit, with Rohrer finishing in 23:21 and Rohrer in 23:30. They went up Brushy, down Boulevard, up Alum, down Trillium, up Bullhead, and down Rainbow. Earlier this year, three Knoxville me

RIri Morphine, Holly Bryant, and Rachel Mitchell Looking back on 2025, ladies led the parade of hikers on Mount Le Conte. Lodge manager John Northrup was the annual champion with 86 ascents, but four of the top seven were female: Riri Morphine with 70, Rachel Mitchell with 50, Holly Bryant 40, and Bonnie Northrup 37. Larry Russell, Le Conte's busiest hiker the past three years, set a record for 82-year-olds with 59 ascents in 2025. Dewey Slusher made three round-trips on New