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hi old boots, I never set a foot on the AT, so where is Jacob's Ladder?, is it between Sweetwater Gap and Brown Fork Gap Shelter?

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hi cleaner, everyone has different opinions.
I was really scared when I read about the elevation gain on the AT (Whiteblaze Data Base: Albert Mountain ... the hardest single climb ... goes up 1000...

hi sarge95, so from Wilbur Dam Rd to Vandeventer there were installed switchbacks, and there are being installed switchbacks between Highes Gap and Ash Gap.
The AT Centerline I use is probably...

hi gray blazer,
Hughes Gap to Ash Gap appears twice, because there are two different very steep quarter miles during the same ascent.
The same happend with Pond Flats and Vandeventer Sh

hi fiddlehead, maybe it's Stecoah Gap to Brown Fork Gap Sh and not Sweetwater Gap to Brown Fork Gap Sh, as I wrote?
thanks

I measured the ups of the AT Centerline on Google Earth.
Registered the elevation at every 1/8 mile and compared the elevation gain.
Here my results for the steepest quarter miles between Springer...

hi dragoro, I just passed my mouse on the AT Centerline on Google Earth in order to know who steep the AT is? and how steep are the steepest miles???
According to my numbers so far - counting ups...

Hi kerosene, I totally agree with you that there are a lot of factors that determine the difficulty of an ascent. But two factors always stay the same: steepness and length.

Out of Tesnatee Gap is...

hi bflorac, the final ascent to Albert Mtn. Firetower is not high enough to enter in the list (417 feet), but it's really steep: was my champion in the category 'steepest quarter mile' until New...

Thank you! sure, you're right: Standing Indian Mtn. is in NC! I found another error of mine: where it says: Wayah Bald Sh. it should be Wayah Bald.

I walked the (AT Center)line on Google Earth during the last weeks and regsitered all ups and downs of 5 meters (16,4 feet) ore more.
Found 867 ups bigger than 164 feet (50 mts) - or 763 ups, if you...

mixed up Sweatwater Gap and Sassafras Gap!

so here the steepest ups I found on google earth from Springer to Fontana Dam:

1/4 mile:
Day 9 Bear Pen Trail to Albert Mtn Firetower 394 feet up...

my favorites from Springer Mtn to Fontana Dam:
1/4 mile: (Day 9) Bear Pen Trail to Albert Mtn Firetower 394 feet up (30%)
1/2 mile: (Day 13) Sassafras Gap II to Brown Fork Gap Shelter 584 feet...