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    MK, Albert Mtn has been trekked by an infinite number of people with varying degrees of ability and experience for years. I'm confident you will find the same success as the people before you. Enjoy your walk.
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    Stop often and laugh at the absurdity of the climb. You'll be fine, plus the view is worth it.

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    I’m shakey on heights, but I loved this very short section of the trail. There was plenty of tree cover in May 2017, which helped me feel less exposed while hiking up it.
    I tried to go up the tower at the top and came down quickly after a few steps, if that says anything. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HankIV View Post
    1. Hand work is just for balance, it isn’t rock climbing
    2. Yes, would stow your poles that last half mile
    3. Definitely plan on taking a photo break at the top, fire tower views are spectacular

    If you can take the time, you might be surprised at how much easier a two week section is than 5 three day sections. Your trail legs really do develop. Just don’t try to carry two weeks of food. Happy trails.
    Twice in 2021-2022, i planned ten-day trips. The first time, I severely sprained my wrist on day 2 and had to bail on day 3 (solo hiker, non-functional hand, not a good combo lol). The second time, I woke up very sick on Day 3 with what turned out to be covid, and had to bail. That's why it took me a whole dang year to do GA... i kept having to go one weekend at a time, instead of one or two big trips, LOL.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JackieO View Post
    I’m shakey on heights, but I loved this very short section of the trail. There was plenty of tree cover in May 2017, which helped me feel less exposed while hiking up it.
    I tried to go up the tower at the top and came down quickly after a few steps, if that says anything. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!
    Heights give me anxiety, too. Are there any spots on the trail leading up to Albert with sheer dropoffs on the side of the trail? I know there are a few spots "somewhere" on the trail where one side is rock/mountain and the other side is basically nothing. More than a steep climb, steep dropoffs are my actual biggest fear.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Night Train View Post
    MK, Albert Mtn has been trekked by an infinite number of people with varying degrees of ability and experience for years. I'm confident you will find the same success as the people before you. Enjoy your walk.
    Thanks! One step at a tiime!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Roper View Post

    Part of the trail just before the Albert Mountain summit is on the side of the mountain, with a steep drop to the right for awhile, but there's brush and trees so that you don't feel like you're teetering on the edge of oblivion.
    Good to know! I was also obsessing over drop-offs even more than climbs. I'm a certified klutz so drop-off scare me. but if i know it's there i can mentally prepare. How long is the scary drop-off part?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MamaKatBrigid View Post
    Good to know! I was also obsessing over drop-offs even more than climbs. I'm a certified klutz so drop-off scare me. but if i know it's there i can mentally prepare. How long is the scary drop-off part?
    I believe the trail has been moved in between Mooney Gap and where you start up Albert where it used to skirt a sheer drop, which I think is now a side trail to access that spot. Nothing at the top of Albert to give you the heebie jeebies, unless you climb the tower, which you can't access the top anyway. Some good pics to be taken from the steps, though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MamaKatBrigid View Post
    Heights give me anxiety, too. Are there any spots on the trail leading up to Albert with sheer dropoffs on the side of the trail? I know there are a few spots "somewhere" on the trail where one side is rock/mountain and the other side is basically nothing. More than a steep climb, steep dropoffs are my actual biggest fear.
    Yes, for me anyway. Going north past Wesser Bald Shelter there was a rocky summit where there were no trees. It came up suddenly as you turn down the trail and I felt instant dread. I just sat on the rock and eased myself down it, easy breezy lol.
    I looked at my notes to see if i jotted down a name for it… I’m not positive, but it may be called jump-up or jump-off lookout. There were gorgeous expansive views; I wish I had snapped a photo, but I didn’t want to linger.
    I hope this is encouraging, I feel like the parts where my heart was beating the hardest have also been the most beautiful/rewarding.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JackieO View Post
    Yes, for me anyway. Going north past Wesser Bald Shelter there was a rocky summit where there were no trees. It came up suddenly as you turn down the trail and I felt instant dread. I just sat on the rock and eased myself down it, easy breezy lol.
    I looked at my notes to see if i jotted down a name for it… I’m not positive, but it may be called jump-up or jump-off lookout. There were gorgeous expansive views; I wish I had snapped a photo, but I didn’t want to linger.
    I hope this is encouraging, I feel like the parts where my heart was beating the hardest have also been the most beautiful/rewarding.
    Edit: I just noticed that you were interested in the trail leading up to Albert mtn. The section I described is about 30 miles north of there. That’s the only one that’s bothered me so far.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MamaKatBrigid View Post
    Heights give me anxiety, too. Are there any spots on the trail leading up to Albert with sheer dropoffs on the side of the trail? I know there are a few spots "somewhere" on the trail where one side is rock/mountain and the other side is basically nothing. More than a steep climb, steep dropoffs are my actual biggest fear.
    I don't recall exactly, but it's perhaps five or ten minutes on the trail. There are plenty of other stretches that are similar - just north of Jacob's Ladder, the Sawteeth past Charlie's Bunion, etc. But none of them will bother you because there are always trees or brush so that you don't feel imperiled, even though you have a fear of heights (ditto with me). I guess the most difficult, technical stretch of trail in the South may be the half mile north of Dragon's Tooth, near Catawba, VA. But even that didn't bother me. You aren't going to have any trouble dealing with a fear of heights on the AT. You've already done stuff similar to what you'll be doing going north (at least through middle Virginia, which is the limit of my experience on the trail). My list of fears is this: thunderstorms (slight), snakes (very slight), bears (very, very, very slight), ticks/hornets/wasps (miniscule), crazy people (so miniscule as to be almost non-existent), anything else (basically nada), heights (nada).

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    NH and ME are a whole different ballgame. But by then after 1800 miles you are committed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Astro View Post
    NH and ME are a whole different ballgame. But by then after 1800 miles you are committed.
    since I'm only sectioning for the next fifteen years till i retire, it'll be a long while till i make it that far LOL.
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    I didn't find Albert Mtn all that tough. I thought Standing Indian & Cheowah Bald were a lot more tougher. Great view from Albert on a clear day.
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    more tougher? Seems like 6 1/2 years of college wasn't enough for me!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jomo1983 View Post
    I didn't find Albert Mtn all that tough. I thought Standing Indian & Cheowah Bald were a lot more tougher. Great view from Albert on a clear day.
    wow what a gorgeous pic!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jomo1983 View Post
    I didn't find Albert Mtn all that tough. I thought Standing Indian & Cheowah Bald were a lot more tougher. Great view from Albert on a clear day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by daddytwosticks View Post
    It's not bad at all. Must have done it northbound at least 6-8 times and probably southbound 2 or 3 times. I live close by. Northbound seemed harder. I never stowed my poles in either direction. I was able to hold both poles in one hand and use the other to hoist me up/down. I actually enjoyed the challenge. While going northbound, just about the time you get tired of the climb, you come upon the steel legs of the tower on top. Enjoy your hike and don't worry too much about this section. The Standing Indian Basin on up to the NOC is my favorite section.
    I’m doing the Nantahala Basin loop, clockwise from Standing Indian campground, so I’ll be going southbound down ‘ good ol’ Albert’!
    Sounds fine unless the weather turns and gets slippery near the top….good to know there is an alternative, safer route as I may have my nine year old grandson with me who is very agile but lacks hiking experience.
    I hiked it back in 2010 , northbound on an attempted thru hike, and had a major thunderstorm about half way up but managed just fine. Of course, I had my trail legs by then…now I am a weekend warrior from Florida!
    Lucky you for living close bye….I lived in Black Mountain for two years, just outside Asheville….happy memories!

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    There are several places on the AT that people get themselves worked up over, and after doing it, realize "that was it"?

    This climb is one of them.
    It is what it is.

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    I don't recall the Mt Albert climb as even worth commenting about.

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