Big Tom Climber's Log
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| THalky | Almost wish we didn't stop at this one  Date Climbed: May 28, 2012 | |
| Kinda feel like we should have done the rest of the range since we put so much energy into getting there. But it had already been a pretty long day and we had to get all the way back down Mitchell and be ready for the Smokey's the next day. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2013 1:32 pm | ||
| OnTheRiverFLA | Crest Trail to Big Tom Date Climbed: May 28, 2012 | |
| Hiked the Mitchell Trail up to the Mitchell summit, then the Crest Trail to Mt Craig and Big Tom. So sweeeeet up there, i'll go back! | |
| Posted Jan 14, 2013 6:08 am | ||
| mtnfire2469 | Via Deep Gap Trail Date Climbed: May 12, 2009 | |
| My namesake :) | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2012 11:52 am | ||
| Joel Hopper | Great day Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2012 | |
| Black Mountain to Mt Mitchell then on to Mount Craig - 6647', Big Tom - 6580', Balsam Cone 6596', and Cattail Peak 6584'. About a 16 mile day. It was muddy and cloudy, but not cold. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2012 8:56 am | ||
| chilkoot | Another peak on the ridge Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2012 | |
| We met "Big Tom" in the museum on Mt. Mitchell, then climbed his eponymous peak later that day. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2012 10:38 pm | ||
| Musisca | Ridge hike Date Climbed: May 3, 2012 | |
| Great hike | ||
| Posted May 6, 2012 4:35 pm | ||
| kteichert | combo #5 Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2011 | |
| 2nd birthday in a row spent here on the East Coast hiking the Appalachians. Loving this tradition. Loved the story of Thomas "Big Tom" Wilson and how he found the body of Elisha Mitchell. Great views from this peak if you venture off the main trail a little. | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2011 6:38 pm | ||
| damgaard | great scenery Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2011 | |
| Drove to the top of Mitchell with "the old folks" and my brother. Frost in the trees made an awesome scenery. Hiked to Mt. Craig and Big Tom and back. | |
| Posted Nov 2, 2011 4:34 pm | ||
| riblet | Black Mountain Crest Trail Date Climbed: Nov 13, 2010 | |
| Black Mountain Crest Trail from Mount Mitchell to Deep Gap. | ||
| Posted Aug 25, 2011 10:00 am | ||
| mlandau3 | Not An Official Southern 6,000 Footer Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2004 | |
| Up and down it on the BMCT; it's very neat when ascending when returning from Deep Gap | |
| Posted Jan 6, 2011 6:38 pm | ||
| Spindle | Last of the day Date Climbed: Nov 20, 2010 | |
| An out and back dayhike from Mt. Mitchell SP campground. Beautiful dayhike. | |
| Posted Nov 29, 2010 2:47 pm | ||
| Eleutheros | The Easy Way Too... Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2010 | |
| Climbed this with my dog "Bear" on a 4-mile jaunt from Mount Mitchell. Hope to come back and hike the whole Black Mountain crest when I have a weekend. Sunny and cool. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2010 6:10 pm | ||
| MarkDidier | The Easy Way... Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2010 | |
| Climbed from the Deep Gap Trailhead near Mt. Mitchell. The trail was muddy with plenty of slick rocks due to all the recent rain. We had partially clear skies to Mt. Craig and then the low lying clouds took over so we decided to shorten our day and stopped shortly after Balsam Cone. | |
| Posted Jun 17, 2010 9:57 pm | ||
| chugach mtn boy | A couple of times | |
| I traversed this peak in the 70s and 80s, when it was just a nice bump on the trail. But my dad used to tell stories of being lost on "the Black Brothers," of which Big Tom was one, in the 1930s. Back then this was about as wild and untracked a mountain you could find. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2009 2:52 pm | ||
| Koonsy | Deep Gap | |
| Not much to it, but all in all a nice hike. | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2009 12:36 am | ||
| peakrat76 | Deep Gap to Cattail Date Climbed: May 29, 2009 | |
| Short hop from Craig. On to Balsam Cone & Cattail. | |
| Posted Jun 2, 2009 4:43 pm | ||
| Redwic | Black Mountain Trifecta!!! Date Climbed: May 23, 2009 | |
| I hiked to Big Tom after already visiting Mount Mitchell and Mount Craig. However, the thick fog and sideways-blowing rainstorm made portions of the route too questionable to safely continue... and nightfall was quickly approaching. This was my seventh peak summited that day. | |
| Posted May 27, 2009 2:21 am | ||
| Sarah Simon | Via Deep Gap Trail Date Climbed: May 12, 2009 | |
| We enjoyed this one with several of its nieghbors. Since my husband's name is Tom, this mountain had special meaning for us. Beautiful outing, lovely day, fantastic weather. I love the Black Mountaion Crest. Partner: Husband. | |
| Posted May 12, 2009 7:31 pm | ||
| nayrb | Big Tom Ain't Nothing Date Climbed: May 23, 2007 | |
| Hit the summit w/ my friend Bill. Fun little run from Mount Craig & Mount Mitchell. Big Tom was a bear hunter from what I discovered. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2008 11:29 am | ||
| Florida Frank | Crest Trail from Mt. Mitchell Date Climbed: Jul 8, 1996 | |
| Pleasant hike up in the fir trees. | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2007 12:48 pm | ||
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