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Ascent of Chimney Tops on 2011-04-15

Climber: Ed Wandall

Other People:

Solo Ascent

Date:

Friday, April 15, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Chimney Tops

Location:

USA-Tennessee

Elevation:

4800 ft / 1463 m

Ascent Trip Report

Bad day to do Chimney Tops. Winds were 20 knots gusting to over 35 knots and were forecast to increase. I went as hard as I could and got up and back in an hour and a half, but 20 minutes of that was climbing the final 50 feet on the exposed Anakeesta shale. Winds were ripping and I climbed up hand over hand to get to the top. At the top, the winds died down a bit and I could get a few photos and a short video. On the way down, it was pretty intimidating to see a large fir moving 30 degrees with the roots actually lifting a foot off the ground. I hope that tree is still up there.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

1800 ft / 547 m

Extra Gain:

200 ft / 60 m

Distance:

4 mi / 6.4 km

Route:

Chimney Tops Trail

Trailhead:

Chimney Tops Trailhead 3400 ft / 1036 m

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Exposed Scramble

Weather:

Cool, Extremely Windy, Low Clouds
High Wind Advisories for the Smoky's

Ascent Statistics

Time Up:

1 Hours

Descent Statistics

Time Down:

30 Minutes

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