A total of 1,406 ascents: Larry Russell 547, Bonnie Northrup 359, and John Northrup 500. When we established the LeContest honor roll, we...

Dewey Slusher has ascents of 33 and 45 miles Novice hikers frequently ask: "What's the shortest way to Mount Le Conte.?" Rather than...

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 didn't slow down 80-year-old Larry Russell. He day-hiked the Alum Cave Bluff Trail eight times after Thanksgiving, and finished with his 115th climb of the year on Dec. 20. Larry's 2023 total is the most ever by an octogenarian and the busiest season by anyone since Ed Wright made 130 climbs at age 72 in 1997. Wright set the all-time recor

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

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...

Congratulations to Heidi Marsh and Brian Solomon for climbing a vertical mile on Sept. 30. Starting at the riverside near the Aquarium,...

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...

Bill Yeadon (in bandana) with family and friends. Congratulations to Bill Yeadon for achieving his goal of 100 hikes by age 75. Bill...

Congratulations to Dr. Ed Jones on his 500th climb of Mount Le Conte. Jones, a physician for the Veterans Administration, is just the...