{"id":2616,"date":"2020-12-08T14:01:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T14:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2020-12-08T14:08:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T14:08:45","slug":"cosby-nob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/2020\/12\/08\/cosby-nob\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosby Nob"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2617 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_212011667-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_212011667-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_212011667-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stars dominate the night on a cold mountaintop evening..<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2618 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_171614633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_171614633.jpg 4000w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_171614633-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_171614633-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_171614633-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A new friend, Jimmy Dean invited me up to join him. Jimmy hit me up a while\u00a0back and wanted some beta about getting into mountaineering. He backpacks the Smokies almost weekly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2619\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_171622058-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_171622058-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_171622058-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_171622058-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I relished the notion of the years first snow hike. And getting to make a new acquaintance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2628 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/low-gap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/low-gap.jpg 521w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/low-gap-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2620\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_180431683-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_180431683-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_180431683-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_180431683-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was more than a little bit cold. In fact, my water bottle froze solid sitting outside the shelter. Jimmy and I were eventually joined by a southbound through hiker named Cowboy from Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2621\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_221112679-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_221112679-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_221112679-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My water bottle froze then grew a nose.<\/p>\n<p>It was a typical Highlander fire and we worked hard for it.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy showed some outdoor acumen with his fire building abilities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2622 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_180326450-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_180326450-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_180326450-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s hatchet totin time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2623\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201206_080227947_HDR-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201206_080227947_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201206_080227947_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201206_080227947_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had an incredible evening atop Cosby knob. I outline my thoughts for Jimmy&#8217;s mountain ambitions, and for anyone reading this I always suggest starting on <a href=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/Rainier.htm\">Mount Rainier<\/a>.\u00a0 (click for a link to our trip there in 2004)<\/p>\n<p>I leave Jimmy Dean to return back out across Mount Cammerer and back down the AT.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2624\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_160416436-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_160416436-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201205_160416436-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2625\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201206_104034556-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201206_104034556-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201206_104034556-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2626\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201206_104029422_HDR-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201206_104029422_HDR-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201206_104029422_HDR-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Plenty of traffic was heading up to the AT for views from the tower. And I saw hikers wearing a mask or scarf and exercising social distancing. That is encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stars dominate the night on a cold mountaintop evening.. A new friend, Jimmy Dean invited me up to join him. Jimmy hit me up a while\u00a0back and wanted some beta about getting into mountaineering. He backpacks the Smokies almost weekly. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/2020\/12\/08\/cosby-nob\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions\/2634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}