As LeConte Lodge marked the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, a hiker named Sandy left her own mark on the mountain. Sandy Martin...

After Rev. Rufus Morgan celebrated his 93rd birthday on Mount Le Conte in 1978, the lodge went a long time without another 90-year-old man making the climb. Now, there have been two in the span of a week. On May 12, 2022, George and Carol Fritz of Franklin, N.C., made the climb at 90 and 85. They are members of the Nantahala Hiking Club, which was founded by Rev. Morgan. On May 18, Dr. Kip Miller and his wife Jean, ages 90 and 88, made the climb for the first time in four yea