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| REDHEAD1 | Route Climbed: MT MITCHELL TRAIL Date Climbed: OCT-3-04  | |
| I LOVE IT THE TRAIL WAS CHALLENGE | ||
| Posted Oct 9, 2004 8:37 am | ||
| climber404 | Route Climbed: The big paved one Date Climbed: April, 03 | |
| Rather easy summit, but enjoyable non-the-less. Took the side trail down to the campground and back up again to tell myself I did something. Tell end of an epic adventure. | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2004 3:38 pm | ||
| jenniferdenoya | Date Climbed: November 9, 2003 | |
| A perfect hike for a fall day...the leaves were very cooperative, even in early November! | |
| Posted Oct 6, 2004 11:15 am | ||
| woodstrider | Date Climbed: 6-6-98 | |
| As it was a rainy miserable day, Bob Schultz and myself elected to do a short hike up to the summit, as opposed for a more ambitious one planned, or out and out driving to the top. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2004 3:00 pm | ||
| dspal | Route Climbed: Mt. Mitchell trail Date Climbed: August 1997 | |
| Long, many grueling switchbacks, but smooth, few rocks, no scrambling, few views of the Smokey’s until very top, highest peak in NC and East of the Mississippi | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2004 3:55 pm | ||
| Tbacon251 | Route Climbed: Mount Mitchell Trail Date Climbed: July 2003 Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2005 | |
| This is a wonderfull climb. At the top you can see (on a clear day) Clingmans Dome in the GSMNF. After a long climb to the top, you get to see all of the people who drove up. You are tired and they are not. Nice. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2004 1:54 am | ||
| flechenbones | Date Climbed: many times | |
| Haven't been there in some time but it is a beautiful area of the Appalachian mountains. My father's side of the family settled in this area early on and were among the searchers who found Dr. Mitchell's body in 1857. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2004 9:00 pm | ||
| BobSmith | Route Climbed: Traditional walk up. Date Climbed: Many times. | |
| I live in NC, so I've been to the top of Mount Mitchell a number of times. Most people I know are usually socked in when they get to the peak, but I've been fortunate in that the weather has cooperated with clear skies almost every trip I've made. | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2004 10:10 pm | ||
| rolkamon | Route Climbed: Colbert Ridge / Deep Gap Date Climbed: 28 March 2002 | |
| This is the long way. From Carolina Hemlocks Campground take the Colbert Ridge trail to Deep Gap then Deep Gap trail to Mt. Mitchell. The Deep Gap Trail crosses 4 peaks, theres alot of up and down. We came back via the Buncome Pack Trail. This trail crosses several old camps Where the trail isn't readily apparent. This round trip is about 18 miles. There are campsites at Deep Gap. | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2004 11:26 am | ||
| Chris | Route Climbed: Road via bicycle Date Climbed: May 2003 | |
| This is actually a really fun bike ride. We rode up the Blue Ridge Pkwy from Asheville to Mount Mitchell. It wound up being a big ride with monster elevation gain... more like climbs out in the Rockies. Very fun, highly recommended. Apparently the 'Assault on Mount Mitchell' bike ride/race is supposed to be awesome too. | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2004 10:03 pm | ||
| mposner | Route Climbed: Mt Mitchell Trail Date Climbed: June 21, 2003 | |
| A fun hike to the highest point east of the Mississippi. Went with a bunch of friends. Nice weather at the top. | |
| Posted Feb 20, 2004 11:00 pm | ||
| rleslie | Route Climbed: Biked from Spartanburg Date Climbed: 1996 | |
| Assault on Mt. Mitchell is a great bike race in May. It was sleeting the year I did it. The course is beautiful! | ||
| Posted Dec 22, 2003 8:27 pm | ||
| petersbike | Route Climbed: mt mitchell trail Date Climbed: 1996/may | |
| Initially hiked trail from black mountain campground.Continued on the Black Mountain Crest Trail Hitting Mt Craig,Mt Tom and others over six thousand feet. Have also biked up the road to the summit of Mitchell numerous times starting from Marion .Excellent Downhill if you can avoid the slow moving cars. | |
| Posted Dec 13, 2003 2:29 pm | ||
| Akrajen | Route Climbed: From Black Mountain Campground Date Climbed: August 1, 2003 | |
| This was a quick ascent to train for trekking in Nepal. Heavy rains this year made the trail a continual running stream in some places. | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2003 8:15 pm | ||
| gato | Route Climbed: Trail from parking lot Date Climbed: Fall 1998 | |
| Great views on a windy day with no one else in sight. What a way to spend the day! | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2003 11:45 am | ||
| hgrapid | Route Climbed: Mt. Mitchell Trail Date Climbed: August 10, 2003 | |
| I took the very wet and overgrown Mt. Mitchell trail up to the summit. The 5.6 mile trail is not easy, but was reasonable with no part of the trail being excessively steep. There are not many great views from this trail, but the few views you get are pretty nice. At the summit the highest mountains were all clearly visible, while the low mountains were shrouded in clouds. Mt. Mitchell is far more isolated than what I thought it would be for a tourist mountain. We only saw two people on the trail the entire time. This was my 21st state high point. Happy to say I have completed almost the entire Southeast...FL, AL, GA, SC, NC, TN, KY, VA, WV, MD, LA....just Mississippi remains. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2003 8:43 am | ||
| vbeckman74 | Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: September 2000 | |
| Highpoint number 4 for Dy and me. | |
| Posted May 30, 2003 8:23 am | ||
| climber46 | Route Climbed: Auto Road Date Climbed: Summertime, 1980s | |
| I have been up here two or three times but I cannot remember the year nevermind the day! A couple of those times the fog was too thick for any views. But there was one time that I was up there when it was sunny and nice and the view from the lookout tower was very nice. I guess I cannot count this highpoint unless I know the specific date so I may come back here again. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2003 3:17 pm | ||
| tonybell1 | Route Climbed: Date Climbed: October 23, 2002 | |
| Foggy day. | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2003 7:02 pm | ||
| slick858 | Date Climbed: December 2001 | |
| Did this early December, Cold and Very High Winds Very disappointing to be the tallest this side of the missisippi! I dont know maybe just i like the really tall peaks or something, cool place to visit and just the history that surrounds you. | |
| Posted Oct 2, 2002 2:19 pm | ||
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