Albert Mountain Climber's Log
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| Sarah Simon | AT NoBo out of Bearpen Gap Date Climbed: May 13, 2013 | |
| The trail out of Bearpen Gap was a fun, steep, pleasant surprise! The day was crystal clear with Carolina blue skies and the views went on forever. Hung out for over an hour on top with Craig from Cleveland and a family from the "toe" of Louisianna, plus their 5 1/2 month old hound dog puppy Cleopatra. Beautiful day!!! | |
| Posted May 14, 2013 4:28 pm | ||
| Cortez | Bearpen Trail (blue blaze) > AT > Albert Mtn.  Date Climbed: Apr 4, 2009 | |
| My wife and I hiked Albert Mountain as part of the Lookout Tower Challenge sponsored by the Carolina Mountain Club. The Tower was in good repair>the views were splendid and the hike was relatively strenuous>>HOWEVER, the swarms of bugs were absolutely miserable, especially at the summit. | |
| Posted Apr 5, 2009 10:44 am | ||
| AirborneBuff | AT section backpacking trip Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2009 | |
| Part of a section hike from Dick's Creek Gap, GA to Wallace Gap, NC. Day three of this trip was the only day we had without rain, so we enjoyed great views from Albert. | |
| Posted Apr 1, 2009 5:51 pm | ||
| marcminish | The Loop! | |
| I've hiked that bad boy many, many times. Love that look hike. | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2009 6:03 pm | ||
| eric-griz | Steep Date Climbed: Apr 7, 2000 | |
| Part of my northbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. | |
| Posted Nov 26, 2007 9:10 pm | ||
| captainbuuda | Fun scrambling Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007 | |
| It was a perfect cool summer morning in the Southern Appalachians with beautiful cloud cover veiling the mountain trail with mist, making it an almost mystical experience. Started at Carter Gap around 7am and made it to the summit by 11am. The portion from Mooney Gap was especially fun-- so much so that I brought my nephew with me about a month later to show him the joys of hiking. I'm not so sure that my enthusiasm rubbed off on him though. | |
| Posted Nov 14, 2007 2:16 am | ||
| big_g | Whew. Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2000 | |
| This "trail" turned into quite the surprise. I still remember the badly eroded high angle gully on the south side that I had push and pull my way up. At the time I called it the hardest .3 miles of my life. | |
| Posted Jun 4, 2006 4:32 pm | ||
| nayrb | It's Steep if Coming from Standing Indian Mtn on the AT ... Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2006 | |
| After about 15 miles on the AT & coming from the summit of Standing Indian Mtn in one day ... the last section of trail to the summit of Albert is steep! Drink your powder Gatorate, eat your Powerbar, or put on your Mojo necklace ... 'cause you'll need it for the last section ... especially if your dragging a 40 lb. backpack. Your trekking poles won't help you here. GREAT views - well worth the effort. | |
| Posted May 4, 2006 12:52 pm | ||
| Mike N | Route Climbed: AT loop, from North to South Date Climbed: April 2005 | |
| Did this as part of a loop of the AT. Short steep sections near the top are rewarding. Great views from the Fire Tower. From here to the Carter Gap shelter is still a good way. Only one or two spots to get water from start to Carter Gap. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2005 9:31 am | ||
| vbc285 | Route Climbed: A.T. Date Climbed: March, 2003 | |
| What a scramble!! | |
| Posted Dec 4, 2005 8:45 pm | ||
| Alcas24 | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2005 | |
| Climbed as park of an AT hike. Ascended from GA to Deep Gap and followed the AT from there. Extremely cold (single digits) and windy on the summit. | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2005 2:04 am | ||
| gunnersmith | Route Climbed: Appalachian Trail | |
| Part of an AT hike | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2005 10:17 pm | ||
| BobSmith | Route Climbed: Appalachian Trail. Date Climbed: 06-23-2005 | |
| Hiked to Albert Moutain on a really nice, sunny late June day. The weather was even cool, with temperatures in the mid-60s. I did not have to deal with any of the notorious thunderstorms that are legendary along this part of the Appalachian Trail. The views were pretty good, if somewhat hazy, with limited visibility. Mainly from pollen and rising moisture, I think, but also from smog drifting in from either the Atlanta area or the Ohio Valley. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2005 3:41 pm | ||
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