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...
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- Aug 28
- 1 min
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 12
- 6 min
A Hundred Years Later
A historical excerpt from "LeConte Lodge / A Centennial History,," on the events of the 1924.
- Aug 1
- 2 min
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 30
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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 17
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'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 17
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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 28
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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 18
- 1 min
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 9
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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 4
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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 15
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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, 2023
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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, 2023
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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, 2023
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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...
- Oct 11, 2023
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The vertical mile
Congratulations to Heidi Marsh and Brian Solomon for climbing a vertical mile on Sept. 30. Starting at the riverside near the Aquarium,...
- Sep 10, 2023
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Tour times Four
North Carolinian Scott Anderson hiked 60 miles on September 9 to complete the Tour de Le Conte for the second time this year and the...
- Aug 6, 2023
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Milestones by the Hundreds
Bill Yeadon (in bandana) with family and friends. Congratulations to Bill Yeadon for achieving his goal of 100 hikes by age 75. Bill...
- Apr 22, 2023
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Ed Jones joins the 500 club
Congratulations to Dr. Ed Jones on his 500th climb of Mount Le Conte. Jones, a physician for the Veterans Administration, is just the...
- Nov 3, 2022
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20 in 2022 gets Sandy into the Centennial Club
As LeConte Lodge marked the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, a hiker named Sandy left her own mark on the mountain. Sandy Martin...
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