An upside-down Tour
How do you start a mountain-climbing challenge at the top of the mountain? That’s a riddle that was solved Oct. 4 by Lane DeCost of...
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Aug 17, 20221 min read
A long, fast Tour
Sam Runyan (right) marks his second Tour de Le Conte with his training partner, Anthony Groft. The Greenbrier trailhead has been closed...
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Following the path
Hannah Thompson, Lauren Keeton, Kathryn Placer, Joy Blair When Lauren Keeton and Kathryn Placer watched their husbands complete the Tour...
Nov 29, 20211 min read
Detour de Le Conte
Bullhead Trail has been closed by storm damage, but that didn’t stop four friends from Chattanooga who completed the Tour de Le Conte on...
Oct 28, 20211 min read
Congratulations on a 46-mile Tour
Most hikers who attempt the Tour de Le Conte either start or finish in Greenbrier, because it is so remote from the other trailheads. Yet...
Oct 24, 20211 min read
Touring Le Conte for the 3rd time
Nathaniel Klumb once again celebrated Columbus Day by completing the Tour de Le Conte. Coming from Baton Rouge, La., Nate has completed...
Oct 3, 20213 min read
A birthday Tour: 45 candles, 44 miles
When Brad Gibson’s alarm woke him up at 2 a.m. Oct. 1 on his 45th birthday, he had miles to go before he slept. By 4:25 a.m., Gibson and...
Sep 26, 20211 min read
Congratulations, Austin, for upside-down Tour
The Tour de Le Conte involves hiking all six trails on Mount Le Conte in 24 hours. The exact route and the order the trails are done is...
Aug 25, 20212 min read
These Tours take the cake!
The Chattanooga crew were joined by family on their second over. The Tour de Le Conte has always been an exclusive club, but on the...
Jul 20, 20212 min read
Georgians Set Fast Pace on Tour
Matt Johnson and Ash Walsh on their way through a rain-soaked Tour de Le Conte Congratulations to Georgia residents Ash Walsh and Matt...
May 8, 20212 min read
Conquering the Tour de Le Conte
Five trails done, one to go: Massey (left) and Clarkson For the past two years, Phillip “P-Nut” Clarkson and Timothy Massey have been...
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