Mount LeConte hiking records, compiled by Tom Layton (LeConteLog@gmail.com)

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 125 hikers report completions of the Tour de Le Conte--completing all six trails on Mount Le Conte in a 24-hour span. Christopher Schneider, 47, of Seymour, Tennessee, accomplished the 43-mile hike on it May 30-31, 2026. He and Jason Bintz started late afternoon, reached LeConte Lodge at 7:45, watched the sunset as they descended Bullhead, climbed Rainbow Falls overnight, reached the lodge at 3:15 a.m., and descended Trillium Gap. After 26 miles, Bintz e