Blood Mountain Climber's Log
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| catullus | georgia AT  Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2007 | |
| Hiked from Springer to Dick's Creek Gap over four days with my father. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2007 1:48 am | ||
| dang133 | Love it! Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2007 | |
| Been up here more times than I can count in every kind of weather imaginable. Its a great mountain. | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2007 11:33 pm | ||
| gwave47 | Route Climbed: From Byron Reese Trailhead Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2007 | |
| Beautiful day. Great Views. We could actually see the skyscrapers of Atlanta in the distance. The other group at the top while we were there stated they have been there several times and that is the first time they could ever see Atlanta. | |
| Posted Feb 11, 2007 12:18 am | ||
| Bam-Bam | AT Date Climbed: May 2, 2006 | |
| Live in Atl and have been here many times on the at passing through and on day trips. | |
| Posted Nov 17, 2006 5:11 am | ||
| OlympicMtnBoy | Good Hike! Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2006 | |
| Did this hike to the summit with my uncle Dennis in about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Nice views of Georgia's mountains! Fall colors were out and it was clear and crisp. | |
| Posted Oct 22, 2006 2:00 am | ||
| Rockman | Watch for the skunk. Date Climbed: Mar 15, 1998 | |
| Remember receiving my first "yogi" experience, a nice hamburger. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2006 6:08 am | ||
| shortstuff | Neel's Gap to Blood Mountain Date Climbed: Dec 25, 2005 | |
| Wonderful winter hike up Blood Mountain. Actually snowed on Christmas Day when we reached the shelter. | ||
| Posted Jul 24, 2006 4:23 pm | ||
| Aeldrin | Great trip - Hiked in from Woody Gap Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2006 | |
| A beautiful, if hazy, day to be out there. A group of us from the Appalachian Trail Club wandered down, checking out the wildflowers, admiring the view, and having a grand old time! | |
| Posted Apr 30, 2006 1:15 am | ||
| nayrb | Great AT Peak ... From Neels Gap Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2005 | |
| Living in the ATL ... this is a great peak to train on & is on the AT. Great views from the summit & snow sometimes during the winter months. Coming from Neels Gap to the summit of Blood Mountain ... stay on the AT for a great trail to Woody Gap. | |
| Posted Apr 11, 2006 2:29 am | ||
| KevinEldon | Ice makes it interesting Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2006 | |
| Hiked up Blood Mountain from Byron Herbet Reece parking lot as a way to get to the Coosa Backcountry Trail. There was about 2 inches of snow on the summit, and ice on everything. The temperature was about 10F, and very windy. I didn't have crampons, or YakTrax, on this trip and paid for it. The ice on the smooth rock slabs made for some treacherous walking. I strained my knees and would have fallen a lot more than I did if I didn't bring my Pacer Poles. The Appalachians are beautiful in the snow. | |
| Posted Feb 16, 2006 10:13 pm | ||
| Joseph Claghorn | Snow Climb from Byron Reese Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2006 | |
| I followed TomSellick's advice and did this after a few mountain snowfalls. The hike and views were incredible. I got to the top an hour before sunset, and experienced light snowfall occasionaly breaking to magnificent, late day views. I couldn't think of a better way to get out of the city for a day. | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2006 5:47 pm | ||
| BobSmith | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: June 24 1973 (and many times since) | |
| My post and I haven't even signed the summit log! This is one of the great mountains of Georgia. From a distance, it's a huge whaleback of a peak and the hike up from Neel's Gap is a lot of fun (many switchbacks). Don't miss the balanced rock on the way up. The summit is open and rocky and affords some of the finest mountain views in Georgia. Truly a grand Southern peak. | |
| Posted Jan 26, 2006 7:01 pm | ||
| vbc285 | Route Climbed: A.T. Date Climbed: February,2003 | |
| Crossed on the way north on the A.T. Camped out the night before on the saddle. Got off the top just before a storm blew in. | |
| Posted Dec 4, 2005 8:43 pm | ||
| Alcas24 | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2004 | |
| Hiked solo through the snow and ice to reach the summit. Views were subpar due to fog and clouds but it was great to get out in GA in winter conditions. | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2005 2:12 am | ||
| unclehud | Route Climbed: AT from Byron Reece Date Climbed: October 16, 2005 | |
| Hauled my four-year-old nephew up the lower slopes with the help of his 16-year-old brother. Once he saw the views, he began to take charge. Great day, beautiful weather, and we actually could see the Atlanta skyline! Great, easy half-day hike. | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2005 11:12 pm | ||
| WoundedKnee | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: October 15, 2005 | |
| Not a cloud in the sky all day. More views from top of this mountain than along the entire AT south of Blood. Reached the top on a Saturday, and it was swarming with people. Shelter was pretty manky. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2005 11:31 pm | ||
| Duffer | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: July 1975 | |
| Climbed with my brother during our summer break from high school. | |
| Posted Oct 7, 2005 10:56 pm | ||
| TomSellick | Route Climbed: Appalachian Trail Date Climbed: Many | |
| Blood Mountain is lots of fun to do in the winter after a good snowfall. Actually, I don't think I've ever seen it in the summer.... | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2005 6:50 pm | ||
| Cortez | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: April 28, 2001 | |
| One word>Rollers, lots of rollers. I was out of shap when I did this hike and it kicked my butt. Hiking Party: Michael Booker Jennifer Booker Joel Stewart Kathy Stewart Tim Allen | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2005 10:41 am | ||
| Dow Williams | Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: 2002 | |
| A GA friend who lives and hikes the GA- AT trails killed a rattle snake that was in the center of the trail because he thought it might bite his dog. I was not impressed. All happened before I could offer my alternative, simply move the snake off the trail. It was a good size rattler. Would have done a lot of hiking here in the 1990's, but was just back for a visit. | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2005 1:49 pm | ||
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