Tour de Winter

The Tour de Le Conte is such a long and challenging trek that it's rarely attempted in winter,

Three Knoxville men--John Sorah, his father Chris, and their friend Alan--cmpleted a full circuit of of Mount Le Conte's trails,, on March 14, 2026 The weather was mild but the trails atop the mountain were icy.

Starting at 3:57 a.m., they hiked up Trillium Gap, down Bullhead, up Rainbow Falls, down Alum, up Boulevard, and down Brushy Mountain, finishing at 10 p..m. That's 43.6 miles in 17 hours and 8 minutes.

Since 2008, we've had 122 Tours reported to LeContest. The only ones in winter were by Luke Bollschweiler in December 2019 and Timothy Schandling in March 2024.

John Sarah, Chris Sarah, and friend Alan

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