Another centennial milestone
The centennial season at LeConte Lodge continues to produce hiking records. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, Lodge manager John Northrup joined...
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Oct 261 min read
30 hikes hath October
Congratulations to lodge manager John Northrup for breaking one of Ed Wright's hiking records. John climbed Mount Le Conte 30 times in...
Oct 201 min read
Tour Times Three
Brad Gibson and Charlie Hammack hiked all six Mount Le Conte trails on Saturday, Oct. 19--the third time they've teamed up for the Tour...
Sep 231 min read
Once more with gusto: Larry repeats 100
Only three men have climbed Mount Le Conte 100 times in a calendar year. The first to do it was Ed Wright , the Oak Ridge engineer who...
Sep 213 min read
Adam's 100th: Cakewalk with a 'friend'
Congratulations to Adam Gravett, who made his 100th climb of Mount Le Conte with a day hike on his 57th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 21....
Aug 295 min read
Tour de Le Conte: Once in a blue moon?
By Lauren Hughes When I first began thinking about attempting the Tour De Le Conte, I was really given pause by the night-hiking...
Aug 281 min read
A vertical mile, and other milestones
Bonnie Northrup of the LeConte Lodge crew completed the vertical mile on Sept. 6. Starting from the riverside at the Gatlinburg Aquarium,...
Aug 126 min read
A hundred years later
An excerpt from "LeConte Lodge / A Centennial History,," on the 1924 expedition to Mount Le Conte by the Southern National Park Commission.
Aug 12 min read
500 ascents by your Lodge host
When we established the LeContest honor roll, we started with the longtime managers of LeConte Lodge. Paul Adams climbed Mount Le Conte...
Jul 302 min read
The long way to Le Conte (again)
Novice hikers frequently ask on social media: "What's the shortest way to Mount Le Conte.?" Rather than seeking shortcuts, let's...
Jun 171 min read
'Non-stop Scott' makes 5th Tour
For the fifth time in three years, Scott Anderson has hiked all of Mount Le Conte's trails in a 24-hour span. He's now the all-time...
Jun 171 min read
Tour Dewey
The intrepid Dewey Slusher has climbed Le Conte 440 times, but he had never attempted all the trails in a single day until June 14. Dewey...
Apr 271 min read
High Five! Larry Russell hits 500
Larry Russell reached a Le Conte milestone on April 27, when he logged his 500th hike up the mountain. Larry's lifetime total wasn't the...
Apr 181 min read
Hiking into the Hall of Fame
We have a parade of Le Conte hikers headed into the International Peak-Baggers Hall of Fame. This is an honor bestowed by "Baggers...
Apr 91 min read
From the Kremlin to Le Conte
Ralph Collins may be the only person who has signed in at the Kremlin as well as the LeConte Lodge logbook.* Ralph Stokes...
Apr 41 min read
Month after month after month
Only three hikers have reported ascents of Mount Le Conte in 100 consecutive months. Paul Dinwiddie was the first with 155 consecutive...
Feb 151 min read
Fast start for the centennial year
More than a month before LeConte Lodge opens for its 100th season, hiker Melissa Coatney has marked her own centennial. On Valentines...
Dec 17, 20232 min read
115! A Year for the Ages
Larry and his son Kelly Russell celebrate his milestone 100th hike of the season Winter weather and the seasonal closing of LeConte Lodge...
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Catching up on the Tour de Le Conte
Technical challenges have prevented updates on our list of Tour de Le Conte completions, but little has stopped the hikers who seek to...
Oct 15, 20231 min read
Bob Turney makes 100th climb at 76
Congratulations to Bob Turney, 76, of Lenoir City, Teen., for his 100th climb of Mount Le Conte, including 10 this year and more than 50...
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