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Three Peaks Challenge

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The Three Peaks Challenge is a mountain running trail that involves ascending the three major peaks above Cape Town, namely Devil's Peak, Table Mountain and Lion's Head.

History

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The route was first completed by Carl Wilhelm Schneeberger in 1897. Schneeberger completed the course in 9 hours and 5 minutes, not counting his rest stops at the old Johannesburg Hotel in Long Street after each peak. On the centenary of Schneeberger's feat, Don Hartley and a group of 13 runners took on the challenge on 13 September 1997, and the time has been continually bettered since.[1]

In 2022, the trail was used as a fundraiser to support low-fee Calling Education schools in South Africa.[2]

Records

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Bold = current record; an asterisk indicates solo efforts.

Year Men Time Women Time
1897 Carl Schneeberger * 10:50:00
1927 Sandy Trimble * 07:17:00
1977 Geoff Pitter * 06:51:00
1997 Don Hartley 07:18:00 Catherine Schorr 09:27:00
1998 Danny Biggs 06:07:42 Tanya Katzchner 08:23:07
1999 Glenn Castle 06:41:56 Helen Davies 08:43:15
2000 Arvind Varsani 06:18:20 Tanya Katzchner 07:38:27
2001 Chad Ulansky 05:27:29 Caroline Brawner 07:43:49
2002 Danny Biggs 05:33:51 Sylvie Harris 07:31:19
2003 Danny Biggs 05:44:24 Nicola Le Marquand 07:07:21
2004 Ake Fagereng 06:36:13 Sylvie Harris 06:42:32
2005 Ake Fagereng 05:46:53 Janette Terblanche 07:52:54
2006 Roger Steel 05:56:42 Sylvie Harris 06:17:26
2007 Andrew Hagen 06:11:38 Karen De Kock 07:48:12
2008 Bruce Arnett 05:28:08 Caroline Balkwill 07:40:34
2009 Andrew Hagen 05:34:27 Cherilyn Vossberg 07:09:23
2010 Andrew Hagen 05:23:20 Janette Terblanche 07:28:13
2011 Andre Calitz 05:07:39 Caroline Balkwill 07:14:09
2012 Andre Calitz 04:50:21 Katya Soggott 06:15:27
2013 Charl Souma 05:46:57 Katya Soggott 06:15:02
2014 Martin Kleynhans 05:24:59 Katya Soggott 06:15:44
2015 Martin Kleynhans 05:20:29 Melanie Porter 07:11:28
2016 Andrew Hagen 04:55:13 Jane Wyngaard 06:40:45
2017 Lucky Miya 05:04:55 Karoline Hanks 06:57:20
2018 Kane Reilly 05:15:46 Cleo Albertus 07:16:19
2019 Kane Reilly 04:42:43 Julika Pahl 06:09:15
2020 Pete Calitz 05:46:56 Jana Trojan 07:30:54
2021 Luke Roberts 05:30:23 Emily Djock 06:37:01
2022 Pieter Calitz 05:53:53 Liz Robertson 08:18:11

References

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  1. ^ "Three Peaks Challenge".
  2. ^ "24-hour triathlon created by Cape Town local to support low-income learners". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.