Three Peaks Challenge

This article is about the mountain running trail in South Africa. For other Three Peaks races, see Three Peaks (disambiguation).

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

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

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

  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.


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