LeConte Lodge's centennial season has been marked by some monumental hiking accomplishments. For the first time in 33 years, two men...

The centennial season at LeConte Lodge continues to produce hiking records. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, Lodge manager John Northrup joined...

Congratulations to lodge manager John Northrup for breaking one of Ed Wright's hiking records. John climbed Mount Le Conte 30 times in...

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...

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...

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....

By Lauren Hughes When I first began thinking about attempting the Tour De Le Conte, I was really given pause by the night-hiking...

Bonnie Northrup of the LeConte Lodge crew completed the vertical mile on Sept. 6. Starting from the riverside at the Gatlinburg Aquarium,...

An excerpt from "LeConte Lodge / A Centennial History,," on the 1924 expedition to Mount Le Conte by the Southern National Park Commission.

When we established the LeContest honor roll, we started with the longtime managers of LeConte Lodge. Paul Adams climbed Mount Le Conte...

Novice hikers frequently ask on social media: "What's the shortest way to Mount Le Conte.?" Rather than seeking shortcuts, let's...

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...

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...

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...

We have a parade of Le Conte hikers headed into the International Peak-Baggers Hall of Fame. This is an honor bestowed by "Baggers...

Ralph Collins may be the only person who has signed in at the Kremlin as well as the LeConte Lodge logbook.* Ralph Stokes...

Only three hikers have reported ascents of Mount Le Conte in 100 consecutive months. Paul Dinwiddie was the first with 155 consecutive...

More than a month before LeConte Lodge opens for its 100th season, hiker Melissa Coatney has marked her own centennial. On Valentines...

Larry and his son Kelly Russell celebrate his milestone 100th hike of the season Winter weather and the seasonal closing of LeConte Lodge...

Technical challenges have prevented updates on our list of Tour de Le Conte completions, but little has stopped the hikers who seek to...