MOUNT LECONTE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Mount LeConte is the third highest peak in the Smokies, and since the only way up is to hike, we wanted to find out how they get the tons of supplies up the mountain?

In part two of our series, "Top of the World",we take you to what is annually called, "Drop Day."

Each year, hundreds of hikers make their way to the top of this formidable mountain through five trails , Alum Cave, the shortest at five miles, Boulevard, Bullhead, Trillium Gap, and Rainbow Falls. Each one meandering through foliage and fauna, breathtaking views, and dozens of switchbacks.

Many of the hikers are on the way to spend the night at the top.

LeConte Lodge has been allowing 45 registered guests per day to stay in one of 10 cabins. Just the basics here: two hot meals, clean bed linens, a propane heater and kerosene lamps.

Lodge Manager Tim Line says, "They've been doing it since 1925, before the park was actually established."

LeConte volunteer John Crowder says, "It's quiet, no telephones, no running water, no telephones, it's just peace and quite. It's wonderful."

But one day a year, that stillness is shattered.

Lodge owner, Stokely Hospitality, holds their annual helicopter drop to deliver all their major supplies to last from March to November.

One chopper in particular from Michigan, treks all day over the mountains from Newfound Gap, costing a whopping dollar a second. Down below are the awaiting arms of dozens of volunteers.

It is an amazing task, lowering tons of equipment with just inches to spare.

Crowder says, "Sometimes its a little scary because of the wind, and you don't know which way the load's going to go. So you're a little apprehensive about it, but you've got plenty of guys around to grab it."

And every available room is filled.

Line says, "These are all our dry goods and canned goods."

On a weekly basis, when sheets need changing, and other items need to be switched out, it's this herd of llamas that methodically goes up and down the trails.

An incredible system of delivery and retrieval, all for purpose of giving hikers from all over the country that rustic feel and solitude of staying on top of the world.

Line says, "You're about an inch from Heaven when you're up here, one of the greatest places in Tennessee."