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Avenger2354 - Oct 3, 2011 9:40 pm Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2011
Stony ManMy entire family made the summit, guided by my 4 year old daughter. We did the loop, taking the horse trail back down. Very windy and cold, but as my daughters both said, "It's beautiful Dad".
hightinerary - Aug 9, 2011 8:57 am Date Climbed: Mar 5, 2011
QuartetI did it as a big loop that also included Old Rag, Robertson and Hawksbill.
MtMtnHiker - Mar 16, 2011 9:51 pm
BackpackingClimbed while on a backpack trip.
sparkes384 - Nov 27, 2010 6:24 pm Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2010
Cold and WindyNice short hike. Needed a break after the past 30 days. Conducting a recon for a future rapel.
chilkoot - May 10, 2010 10:20 am Date Climbed: Jun 1, 1998
Highlight of ShenandoahRare low-humidty day in June. Very pleasant.
Koba - Oct 20, 2008 12:11 pm Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2008
Fun for grandmaTook parents up Stony Man before doing 3 days in SNP.
tioga - Sep 14, 2008 11:23 am Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008
Long DayBegan at the Old Rag parking area and climbed over Old Rag, descended via the Saddle Trail, then up the Old Rag Fire Road, taking a right hand turn onto Skyland-Big Meadows Horse Trail, crossing Skyline Drive, and up the Stony Man Trail to the summit. On the descent we had to make a pit stop into Skyland Resort to find water and interrupted the Apple Butter Festival there. Then we headed back down the Skyland-Big Meadows Horse Trail to the Old Rag Fire Road, took a left on the Corbin Hollow Trail and finished on the Weakley Hollow Fire Road. It was approximately a 17.7 mile day.
CrazySanMan - Aug 6, 2008 10:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2008
Rain, Wind, FogEasy, very enjoyable summit. The view from up there is the best in SNP, even with wind, pouring rain, and fog obscuring parts of the view.
Bluebell08 - Apr 16, 2008 12:59 am Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2006
Cold winter hikeWas cold and windy but I enjoyed the views. Was passing through on the AT during a weekend in Shenandoah.
taxinvestor - Mar 1, 2008 3:05 pm
Great ViewShortest hike I've ever seen a bear on.
Rockawilliam - Jan 14, 2008 1:48 am
Little StonyAn easy hike with good views.
Stu Brandel - Dec 17, 2007 8:24 pm Date Climbed: Dec 17, 1993
Winter Hike with KidsMy wife and I and our 3 year old twins walked through the crusty snow to the summit on a crisp winter day.
CheesySciFi - Sep 21, 2007 7:48 pm Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2006
Stony Man on a Cold November AfternoonAs if the views from the summit weren't enough, I got to look out over the Little Stony Man Cliffs as well! A fine hike.
Enapai - Sep 2, 2007 11:26 am Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2007
Route Climbed: Stony Man LoopDid it right after Hawksbill. Weather was coming in so it was a quick visit to the summit.
Jim Carr - Jun 26, 2007 6:39 pm
Brings back MemoriesClimbed this many, many times as a kid growing up in Virginia.
Dwise - Mar 5, 2007 3:38 pm Date Climbed: Mar 4, 2007
Cold and WindyHiked this with my hiking partner Zoe (my dog) by using the AT from the overlook.
Nice work with your posts.
Buz Groshong - Feb 12, 2007 1:46 am
Did it many timesSeveral great hikes include a climb of Stony Man. Last summer, for a training hike, I started from the Old Rag parking lot in Nethers and went up Nicholson Hollow, the Corbin Mountain Trail, and the Old Rag Fire Road followed by a climb of Stony Man and then a return down Nicholson Hollow.
AirborneBuff - Jan 1, 2007 5:28 am Date Climbed: Dec 31, 2006
New Years Eve DayPart of a loop that included Little Stony Man and the Passamaguoddy Trail. Parked at the south entrance to Skyland (near the stables)
dandrew - Dec 14, 2006 12:39 am
Great memory!Backpacked up with my Scout troop in April 1994(?)...we slept on a small ledge just below the summit on the edge of a cliff. Woke up to snow the next morning...hiked down to take on White Oak Canyon and Old Rag.
rickford - Aug 10, 2006 12:12 am Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2004
My first rock climbAlong with about 12 other people, I learned the fundamentals of climbing at Little Stony Man cliffs with Outdoors at UVA. I am looking forward to my upcoming two year anniversary. Thanks Aarash!