Three Peaks Challenge
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 |
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