Linville Gorge, NC 2010 from Garrett Jones on Vimeo.
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Backpacking in the Linville Gorge
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Good video by Garrett Jones showing highlights from his 3-day, 25-mile backpacking trip in the Linville Gorge Wilderness:
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Kayaker makes First Descent of Linville Falls
Friday, August 27th, 2010
This past Tuesday, kayaker Pat Keller made the first descent ever of Linville Falls - albeit illegally.
Linville Falls in Western North Carolina is a complicated, discontinuous series of falls that drops roughly 90 feet into the Linville Gorge. The falls begin as a twin set of upper falls, then moves down a small gorge before making a final 45-foot plunge into the basin below.
Keller, 24, a professional kayaker who grew up in and around water, has been kayaking since he was seven. In 2008 he paddled a kayak down the 83-foot La Paz Falls in Costa Rica.
His foray down Linville Falls earlier this week is against park regulations, and could cost him a maximum penalty of up to $5000 and six months in jail.
Canoe & Kayak Magazine has an article on his recent feat, as well as some pretty dramatic and amazing photographs. So far, no video has emerged.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com
Linville Falls in Western North Carolina is a complicated, discontinuous series of falls that drops roughly 90 feet into the Linville Gorge. The falls begin as a twin set of upper falls, then moves down a small gorge before making a final 45-foot plunge into the basin below.
Keller, 24, a professional kayaker who grew up in and around water, has been kayaking since he was seven. In 2008 he paddled a kayak down the 83-foot La Paz Falls in Costa Rica.
His foray down Linville Falls earlier this week is against park regulations, and could cost him a maximum penalty of up to $5000 and six months in jail.
Canoe & Kayak Magazine has an article on his recent feat, as well as some pretty dramatic and amazing photographs. So far, no video has emerged.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com
Missing Hiker OK After Spending Night Alone in Linville Gorge
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
A massive search took place in the mountains of Western North Carolina this past Wednesday morning for a hiker who had been missing after being forced to spend the night in the wilderness.
What began as a day hike in the Linville Gorge Wilderness for 55-year-old Ronnie Greer, an experienced hiker, turned into a punishing 30-mile trek.
For 12 hours, four teams searched a five-mile trail south of Table Rock Mountain in Burke County for Greer. The man managed to find his way out of the gorge on his own, but said it wasn’t an easy journey.
Greer apparently got into an unfamiliar area and became lost before spending the night in the gorge next to a log near the river. On Wednesday morning Greer crossed the Linville River and came out near Wiseman's View, the area opposite where he entered the gorge. He then caught a ride from a bystander and was back at the Table Rock parking area by 1 p.m.
"Twenty-five miles from the car as the crow flies,” Greer said. “I had to bushwhack a couple of times. I had to bushwhack through there.”
You can read the rest of the story by clicking here. The WSOC TV article includes video footage of Greer's return to the parking area. The timing listed in the article appear to be wrong, however. It states that he started his hike on Monday, and wasn't rescued until Wednesday, which would indicate that he spent two nights in the wilderness. That is incorrect. He began his dayhike on Tuesday morning. The Morganton News Herald has the correct timing of events in their article.
For information about hiking in the Linville Gorge Wilderness, please click here.
Jeff
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What began as a day hike in the Linville Gorge Wilderness for 55-year-old Ronnie Greer, an experienced hiker, turned into a punishing 30-mile trek.
For 12 hours, four teams searched a five-mile trail south of Table Rock Mountain in Burke County for Greer. The man managed to find his way out of the gorge on his own, but said it wasn’t an easy journey.
Greer apparently got into an unfamiliar area and became lost before spending the night in the gorge next to a log near the river. On Wednesday morning Greer crossed the Linville River and came out near Wiseman's View, the area opposite where he entered the gorge. He then caught a ride from a bystander and was back at the Table Rock parking area by 1 p.m.
"Twenty-five miles from the car as the crow flies,” Greer said. “I had to bushwhack a couple of times. I had to bushwhack through there.”
You can read the rest of the story by clicking here. The WSOC TV article includes video footage of Greer's return to the parking area. The timing listed in the article appear to be wrong, however. It states that he started his hike on Monday, and wasn't rescued until Wednesday, which would indicate that he spent two nights in the wilderness. That is incorrect. He began his dayhike on Tuesday morning. The Morganton News Herald has the correct timing of events in their article.
For information about hiking in the Linville Gorge Wilderness, please click here.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.
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