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Event Info | Three Peaks Challenge

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Join the Waiting List. Waiting List 2016 Update. Quickest on the Peaks. A classic Cape Town event combining the mountain and city in a unique, tough and fun challenge. First completed by CW Schneeberger in 1897, the challenge starts from 108 Long Street and runners ascend Devil’s Peak, Table Mountain (to Maclear’s Beacon, via Platteklip Gorge) and Lion’s Head, returning to Greenmarket Square after each peak. The Three Peaks Challenge is traditionally run on the first Saturday of November. For anybody joi...

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Results | Three Peaks Challenge

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Join the Waiting List. Waiting List 2016 Update. Quickest on the Peaks. Inn On The Square. Table Mountain National Park. THREE PEAKS IN ONE DAY – THE STORY…. Proudly powered by WordPress.

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History | Three Peaks Challenge

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Join the Waiting List. Waiting List 2016 Update. Quickest on the Peaks. Sandy Trimble, Oudekraal 1927. On Sunday, 25 September 1927, Sandy Trimble improved on Schneeberger’s time, completing the feat in 7 hrs 17min (counting rests). Fifty years later, to the day, Geoff Pitter of Kenwyn improved on Trimble’s time by 26 minutes, running all the tarred sections. One hundred years after C W Schneeberger’s attempt, Don Hartley organised and celebrated the feat something he had contemplated for 35 years.

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1927: Trimble | Three Peaks Challenge

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Join the Waiting List. Waiting List 2016 Update. Quickest on the Peaks. We are still in the process of compiling the page about Sandy Trimble and his 1927 challenge. Inn On The Square. Table Mountain National Park. THREE PEAKS IN ONE DAY – THE STORY…. Proudly powered by WordPress.

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The Route | Three Peaks Challenge

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Join the Waiting List. Waiting List 2016 Update. Quickest on the Peaks. There are no direction marshals on route and entrants are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the route or must walk/run with somebody who is familiar with it. A route profile and Don’s hand-drawn map (not a topographical map) can be accessed at the end of this page. The profile is scary and the map is a real collector’s item! The following description is a brief one, but gives a good idea of the basic route. This is a ‘pri...

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1897: Schneeberger | Three Peaks Challenge

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Join the Waiting List. Waiting List 2016 Update. Quickest on the Peaks. On March 13th, 1897, The Cape Register reported that Carl Wilhelm Schneeberger ascended Devil’s Peak, Table Mountain and Lion’s Head in one day, returning each time to the Johannesburg Hotel in Long Street, Cape Town. Johannesburg Hotel to DEVIL’S PEAK and back. Finish 8.55 am. Time: 2 hrs. 55 mins. Johannesburg Hotel to TABLE MOUNTAIN and back. Start 9.55 am. Time: 3 hrs. 55 mins. Johannesburg Hotel to LION’S HEAD and back.

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1977: Pitter | Three Peaks Challenge

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Join the Waiting List. Waiting List 2016 Update. Quickest on the Peaks. A letter to the organisers – written by Geoff Pitter prior to the 2005 challenge. As one of the 3 Peaks pioneers, I am thrilled to learn that this is now an annual event. I thought that you might be interested in the recollections of my record attempt in 1977. It started for me one winter’s day in June 1977 when as a student in the UCT library I was looking at some old Mountain Club journals (not studying obviously! Had been. Fro...

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Equipment | Three Peaks Challenge

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Join the Waiting List. Waiting List 2016 Update. Quickest on the Peaks. Good weather conditions in the city do not necessarily mean that conditions on the peaks will be favourable. Ensure that you have appropriate clothing and equipment for all kinds of conditions. There will not be any ‘official’ kit checks at any stage on the day. However, we do expect you to make responsible choices. Following are some of the things you may/should consider, that are typically used in trail running:. Inn On The Square.