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]

Records

Bold = current record; an asterisk indicates solo efforts.

YearMenTimeWomenTime
1897Carl Schneeberger *10:50:00
1927Sandy Trimble *07:17:00
1977Geoff Pitter *06:51:00
1997Don Hartley07:18:00Catherine Schorr09:27:00
1998Danny Biggs06:07:42Tanya Katzchner08:23:07
1999Glenn Castle06:41:56Helen Davies08:43:15
2000Arvind Varsani06:18:20Tanya Katzchner07:38:27
2001Chad Ulansky05:27:29Caroline Brawner07:43:49
2002Danny Biggs05:33:51Sylvie Harris07:31:19
2003Danny Biggs05:44:24Nicola Le Marquand07:07:21
2004Ake Fagereng06:36:13Sylvie Harris06:42:32
2005Ake Fagereng05:46:53Janette Terblanche07:52:54
2006Roger Steel05:56:42Sylvie Harris06:17:26
2007Andrew Hagen06:11:38Karen De Kock07:48:12
2008Bruce Arnett05:28:08Caroline Balkwill07:40:34
2009Andrew Hagen05:34:27Cherilyn Vossberg07:09:23
2010Andrew Hagen05:23:20Janette Terblanche07:28:13
2011Andre Calitz05:07:39Caroline Balkwill07:14:09
2012Andre Calitz04:50:21Katya Soggott06:15:27
2013Charl Souma05:46:57Katya Soggott06:15:02
2014Martin Kleynhans05:24:59Katya Soggott06:15:44
2015Martin Kleynhans05:20:29Melanie Porter07:11:28
2016Andrew Hagen04:55:13Jane Wyngaard06:40:45
2017Lucky Miya05:04:55Karoline Hanks06:57:20
2018Kane Reilly05:15:46Cleo Albertus07:16:19
2019Kane Reilly04:42:43Julika Pahl06:09:15
2020Pete Calitz05:46:56Jana Trojan07:30:54
2021Luke Roberts05:30:23Emily Djock06:37:01
2022 Pieter Calitz 05:53:53 Liz Robertson 08:18:11

References

  1. "Three Peaks Challenge".
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