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| climber46 | Route Climbed: road Date Climbed: Oct 19, 1995  | |
| I drove the scenic route between Chattanooga and Kentucky by going over the Great Smoky Mtns National Park and also driving to the this lofty summit. It is disappionting to see the adelgid destroying the alpine forests up there. The fall colors lower down were spectacular. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2003 3:02 pm | ||
| big_g | Route Climbed: AT and MST Date Climbed: Feb 5, 2000 | |
| Snowy and cold when I was there. I was tempted to bivy near the tower. I never did make it out to the next shelter - too much snow and downed trees. I slept in the restrooms at the gap. Running water and a toilet!!! GA->ME 2000 Also climbed again 23 Apr 2007 to finish off the Mountain to Sea Trail. It was much easier this time! | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2003 6:19 pm | ||
| christina_alabama | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: December 21, 2002 | |
| Had a nice two day trip. | ||
| Posted Jan 7, 2003 6:11 pm | ||
| rcorby2 | Route Climbed: Newfound Gap (kind of, anyways) Date Climbed: November 1994 and 1995 | |
| Hit this peak on two different occasions when I did 3 and 4 day treks in this area in the mid 90's. | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2002 12:48 pm | ||
| andy_lemon | Route Climbed: AT Hike Date Climbed: October 15, 2001 | |
| When we reached the summit winds were approaching 60 mpg. The background of all our pictures turned out white due to fog and rain. It was cold and wet... We had a blast! | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2002 7:37 pm | ||
| BFAck1 | Route Climbed: Parking Lot Trail Date Climbed: October 1992 | |
| Climbed this peak in early fall. Great view from observation tower. Had good weather for the time of year. | ||
| Posted Sep 22, 2002 6:22 pm | ||
| Pommes | Route Climbed: from parking lot Date Climbed: July 2002 | |
| "lonely" mountain with a "great" view (5 Miles) on lots of dead trees. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2002 8:20 am | ||
| pictioneer | Route Climbed: from parking lot Date Climbed: many times | |
| Use the Clingman's Dome parking lot as a jumping off point for a lot of aour backpacking trips. The mountain is crowded most of the year except for mid December thru mid March when you have to hike 7 miles to reach it. Views are spectacular year round. | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2002 8:42 pm | ||
| mnutz | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: Jan. 2001 | |
| Hiked Newfound Gap to Silers Bald and back. Average 2 feet of snow on trail, and lotsa ice. Beautiful, quiet, and peaceful. | |
| Posted Jan 11, 2002 6:13 pm | ||
| dshoe | Route Climbed: Standard Trail Date Climbed: 10-93 | |
| Nice mountain, and very nice view from the top! One of the 50 state high-points as well. Definitely a nice national park to go visit (Great Smoky Mountains NP). | |
| Posted Dec 20, 2001 5:29 pm | ||
| ejgriffin | Route Climbed: Forney Ridge Date Climbed: March 23 | |
| Started at the top, did a 4 day loop and returned to the top via Forney Ridge. | |
| Posted Nov 26, 2001 9:39 am | ||
| sshankle | Date Climbed: May 27, 2000 | |
| Walk up a paved trail after the wind gave us fits trying to get the jackets on in the parking lot... | |
| Posted Nov 14, 2001 1:30 pm | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: AT Hike Date Climbed: 1996 | |
| I also crossed on the AT but not on a complete hike through. | |
| Posted Sep 10, 2001 8:06 am | ||
| Josh | Route Climbed: Appalachian Trail Date Climbed: Summer, 1995 | |
| Hiked over Clingmans Dome on my 1995 AT thru-hike. This was a new "elevation record" for me at the time. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2001 12:27 pm | ||
| John | Route Climbed: Summit Road Date Climbed: April 4 & 5, 1998 | |
| Since I couldn't find any reasonable hiking information before arriving at the park I just drove to this summit - a problem that SP goes a long way to fixing ;-). Although I didn't find any snow, I was pretty surprised at all the rime and clear ice I found - in fact it only took a few minutes before my car windows were completely coated with ice (no visibility) once the sun went down. I was lucky enough to have the summit tower to myself on both the evening of the 4th and the morning of the 5th. The scenery and views were amazing though my photos should be rescanned sometime. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2001 1:49 am | ||
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