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Le Conte Hiking Records

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

Leader of the Backpack

It's been years since anyone has been able to sign the Lodge logbook with 700. Also: Note the comments by Austin Funderburg and Tim Massey. Each carried a 50-pound bag of mortar for construction at the lodge. When LeConte Lodge manager John Northrup left for work on Sunday, Aug. 16, he was headed toward a rare accomplishment. John's walk up the Alum Cave Trail, hauling souvenirs to sell in the lodge store, marked the 700th time he has climbed Mount Le Conte. He now ranks amo

LOGBOOK

Date	Name	Annual	Life
11/04/2026	Dana Schroeder	47	120
11/01/2026	Larry Russell	8	660
11/02/2026	Bonnie Northrup	35	466
11/02/2026	Jason Bintz	14	65
11/02/2026	John Northrup	91	737
11/01/2026	Chris Dover	1	91
11/01/2026	T.J. Melinn	43	43
10/31/2026	Leon Lawson		90
10/31/2026	Bonnie Northrup	34	465
10/31/2026	Dana Schroeder	46	119
10/31/2026	John Northrup	90	736
10/31/2026	Stephanie Hatcher		21

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2026 LEADERS

Name	Annual	Life
John Northrup	91	737
Dana Schroeder	47	120
T.J. Melinn	43	43
Bust McCormick	38	251
Alex Foushee	38	38
Dewey Slusher	36	575
Bonnie Northrup	35	466
Melissa Coatney	28	156
Noah Gettelfinger	25	250
Tim Massey	25	171
Joe Cagley	24	100
Ed Jones	22	608

LIFETIME HONOR ROLL

Name	Est.	Life
Ron Valentine	~	3000
Jack Huff	~	2500
Tim Line	~	1500
Ed Wright		1310
Allen Householder	~	1250
Graham 'Cracker" Cooper	~	1000
Dave Scanlon		982
David Dinwiddie	~	750
Paul Dinwiddie		750
John Northrup		737
Margaret Stevenson		718
Herrick Brown	~	700

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