Grace McNicol’s lifelong delight in walking and hiking helped her achieve feats considered impossible by many. At the age of 62, she moved to Tennessee and began climbing Mount Le Conte, a 6,593-foot mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. She overcame a broken back, two strokes, and other personal hardships to climb the mountain a record 244 times. This revised and expanded volume includes photos, diary entries, and Gracie’s Wildflower Notebook, which contains entries compiled during the year she made her 200th climb. This inspirational biography chronicles the uplifting life and achievements of a remarkable woman.
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Emilie Ervin Powell of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, first climbed Mount Le Conte in 1956 while working as a reporter for the Knoxville Journal. She is an active member of the Tennessee River Gorge Trust, the Chattanooga Audubon Society, and the Tennessee Trails Association.
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Purchased this book prior to climbing Mt LeConte in late Spring - June 14th.
It was good preparation for the flora I would encounter as well as the spiritual experience.
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