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Category Archives: North Carolina
2007 Off Road Bike Assault on Mount Mitchell
Traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway this weekend? Asheville Citizen-Times, NC – Jul 7, 2007 The Mount Mitchell observation tower and tower trail will be closed due to construction until further notice. There will also be trail detours on the Old … Continue reading
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250 Climb Mount Washington in Seek the Peak Hike A Thon
250 have climbed Mount Washington in the Seek The Peak Hike A Thon to benefit the mountain’s observatory.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, North Carolina
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Accidents: Fatality at Big Bradley Falls North Carolina and South Sister Oregon Rescue
Backcountry accident reports: Big Bradley Falls and South Sister, Oregon.
Posted in Accidents, North Carolina, Oregon
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Blue Ridge Parkway North of Mount Mitchell Finally Reopens
The Blue Ridge Parkway north of Mount Mitchell which had been closed because a landslide from a 2004 hurricane in finally open.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, North Carolina
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Coverage of 2006 Mount Mitchell Marathon
Here’s coverage of the 2006 Mount Mitchell Marathon which takes place on the last weekend of each February.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, North Carolina
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February 14, 2006 Backcountry Accident Reports
Backcountry accident reports through February 14, 2006.
Posted in Accidents, Arizona, British Isles, California, Canada, Connecticut, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington, Wyoming
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Panoramas With Peaks Identified From NC, TN, GA Summits
Ken Gauger has released a series of very detailed images identifying the mountain peaks from Mount Mitchell, Clingmans and Brasstown Bald.
Posted in Georgia, Highpoint (States) News, North Carolina, States, Tennessee
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Woman Falls 35 Feet Down Ravine on Laurel Falls Trail in Smokies
The Knox News reports a 60-year-old woman fell 35 feet down a ravine while hiking the paved Laurel Falls trail about six miles west of the Sugarlands Visitor Center when she fell about 35 feet.
Posted in Accidents, North Carolina
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Wilma’s Big Snow/Blow From Brasstown to Katahdin
I’ve been a bit under the weather for the past month or so but am now getting caught up. Here’s some additional storm info and the big snows that occurred when Wilma going up the coast from Florida slammed into … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Georgia, Highpoint (States) News, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina
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Hurricane Damaged Blue Ridge Parkway By Mount Mitchell Opens Again
The 11-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway by Mount Mitchell damaged in the 2004 hurricanes has opened for the second time this season.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, North Carolina
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70 Foot Fatal Fall on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina
WCNC reports a rope snapped resulting in a 70 foot fatal fall on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
Posted in Accidents, Fatal, North Carolina
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Heavy Rains Close Blue Ridge Parkway by Mount Mitchell Again
The Asheville Citizen-Times reports heavy rains over the weekend closed the Mount Mitchell to NC 80 section of the Blue Ridge Parkway which had just reopened after hurricane damage from last year.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, North Carolina
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Blue Ridge Parkway by Mount Mitchell To Reopen
AP reports Blue Ridge Parkway between Mount Mitchell and N.C. 80 will be open in time for Memorial Day weekend although a short section will be only one lane.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, North Carolina, States
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Hiker Airlifted After Snow on AT in the Smokies
AP stories report Matthew Shultz was airlifted after attempting to hike 71 miles of the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when he became incoherent after rain and snow got the hiking group unprepared.. They had started … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Appalachian Trail, North Carolina
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