[at-l] Standing Indian Loop

[trailr at aol.com]

I actually like hiking up Blood Mt NoBo... Hard on the knees on the way down though.
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From: "nightwalker.at at gmail.com" <nightwalker.at at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:42:56 
To: <trailr at aol.com>; <at-l-bounces at backcountry.net>; Felix J<AThiker at smithville.net>
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Subject: RE: [at-l] Standing Indian Loop

The only wrong way is no way. Going both directions is veryy  much like taking two different hikes. Of course, I realize that I have more time to hike than most people. One of the advantages of being really messed up!

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Subject: Re: [at-l] Standing Indian Loop

BlOod mt sobo sucks! LOL. That's what u get for hiking wrongways...... ;-)
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Sent: Mar 22, 2010 4:24 PM

Blood Mtn is, to me, the hardest SoBo stretch in that area. Partly because I was exhausted, it was dark and I kept getting lost. Other than that, no problems. :-)

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From: Felix J <AThiker at smithville.net>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 4:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [at-l] Standing Indian Loop

trailr at aol.com wrote:
> Hmmm....
> The hike up into the Smokies wore me out.
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> From: nightwalker.at at gmail.com
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> What do you see as the hardest climb in the South? Going into the Smokies?
>   

(For some reason I don't think I received Pink Blaze or Walt's posts on 
this)

I once wrote a story in the ATN called Delirium that I based on my 
experience climbing Kelly Knob in GA. It's a tough one late in the day 
(they can ALL be tough late in the day).  The climb northbound out of 
NOC is a bit of work. Hiking into The Smokies always seems to give me 
adrenaline...so, I don't recall those climbs as difficult. Then again, I 
once climbed out of Davenport during an ice storm...that'll give you 
adrenaline. It's funny...when I climbed Standing Indian (New Year's Eve 
1998) and Blood Mt (January 3rd, 1999) it was well after dark. Things 
seem easier after dark. Or, maybe it was because it was less than 12º 
both nights and I had to hike to stay warm.


-- 
Felix J. McGillicuddy
ME-->GA '98
"Your Move"
ALT '03 KT '03
http://Felixhikes.tripod.com/

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