Death Hike in Southeast?

[Carr5vols]

Anybody interested in getting together for mini death hike or death hike in the southeast. Wanted to see interest before planning. I was thinking Cohutta Wilderness?

 

[Where's Bruce?]

Unfamiliar with this term, WTF is a death hike. Sounds permanent.

 

[Carr5vols]

Throw about 20 lbs of gear on your back and turn about 30 miles for a couple of days, hopefully with lots of vert.

 

[Carr5vols]

30 miles each day for a couple.

 

[*zap*]

20# is too light......

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

A... Death hike? That sounds terrible.

 

[Kentucky]

60 miles in 2 days? My truck doesn’t do that.

 

[trickytross]

If you are looking for vertical change and a tough hike, the Black Mountain Crest to Mt. Mitchell is what me and some buddies are looking at. Pretty tough

 

[Where's Bruce?]

What about 8 miles straight uphill wearing an 85lb pack at a starting elevation of 8000' and ending at 11000'? See that profile pic? We were gonna go further but a late season snow storm closed the pass. You could say it was impassable.

 

[realunlucky]

What about 8 miles straight uphill wearing an 85lb pack at a starting elevation of 8000' and ending at 11000'? See that profile pic? We were gonna go further but a late season csnow Storm cosed the pass. You could say it was impassable.

So your saying you hiked for 8 miles with a 3000' vertical climb and a 85lbs in your pack? How long it did take you?

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[Where's Bruce?]

All day. Shadows were long when we finally made camp. Was a serious chill in the air. That's when the muscle spams began.

 

[Bl704]

I'll stick to some section hiking of the AT.

Not a terribly difficult grade, but moments are fun. One was the stretch from Nantanhalla Outdoor Center to Clingman's Dome- 63 mile hike (22,400' ascent and 17,500' decent). Fontana Dam is close to midpoint. Note: hiking the stretch through the Smokies you're supposed to have a permit and camp at the shelters...

 

[SgtTanner]

If you are looking for vertical change and a tough hike, the Black Mountain Crest to Mt. Mitchell is what me and some buddies are looking at. Pretty tough

This. I did it last May and it was probably the hardest hike I’ve done, outside the Rockies/Sierras/Cascades. I did it as an overnight, and carrying enough water was a real concern. While it’s not 30 miles, if you felt the need you could go out and back and forth over and over if you wanted. Or there are a few other trails that connect up in the gaps where you could end up with a much longer excursion. Yancey County Transit Authority is helpful for the shuttle ride.

 

[Professor]

20# is too light......

It is too light for an overnight. My packs weigh 8 and 9 pounds each so by the time I pack the minimum and water I will be approaching 40.

 

[Professor]

All day. Shadows were long when we finally made camp. Was a serious chill in the air. That's when the muscle spams began.

This past spring my son and I took a short hike packing 60 pounds each counting our rifles. It was only 2500 feet. We started out at 9:00 PM and stopped to camp at 2:00 AM. Took another hour in the morning to finish. We only covered 2500 feet but we climbed 2800. We slept with our legs hanging over a downed pine tree to keep from rolling to the bottom. Coming down was the hard part. My son refers to that hike as "that time we climbed Mt Agony."

 

[Professor]

Anybody interested in getting together for mini death hike or death hike in the southeast. Wanted to see interest before planning. I was thinking Cohutta Wilderness?

Carr5vols,
We are supposed to do a training/scouting adventure through Cohutta. I am up for it. When would you want to go?

 

[Carr5vols]

Carr5vols,
We are supposed to do a training/scouting adventure through Cohutta. I am up for it. When would you want to go?

Month or two before hunting season out west(July)? That way it would be nice and cool. Lol.

 

[Professor]

Month or two before hunting season out west(July)? That way it would be nice and cool. Lol.

Man I am really hoping we can get to it soon. I started training last March and never had a cool kike. It was hot and so humid I had to carry a towel just to get the sweat out of my eyes.

 

[jmav58]

What about 8 miles straight uphill wearing an 85lb pack at a starting elevation of 8000' and ending at 11000'? See that profile pic? We were gonna go further but a late season csnow Storm cosed the pass. You could say it was impassable.

I gotta ask. What are the details of your hike?

 

[Dioni A]

We do this on the Exo mountain gear death hike every year. Good stuff.