That’s it for the
Calendar-Year Triple Crown!!
Appalachian Trail
Continental Divide Trail
Pacific Crest Trail
2023
Thank you to all of the friends, family, and kind people of the trail community that were there for me. The amount of love and support I received during this adventure is overwhelming and my heart can hardly take it
In 2001 “Flyin Brian” Robinson thought up the CYTC and became the first person to hike it, thanks Brian!
AT Southern Terminus to Vermont
CDT Southern Terminus to Abiquiu, NM
Vermont to AT Northern Terminus
CDT Northern Terminus to Abiquiu, NM
Ashland to PCT Northern Terminus
Kennedy Meadows to Ashland
Kennedy Meadows to PCT Southern Terminus
~7200 miles
~1.3 million feet of elevation gain
290 days
Thank you again! I had the absolute time of my life :)
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I just completed the Continental Divide Trail and claimed my triple crown!! (hiking the big three in a lifetime)
I’m flying out to Washington to start the PCT (for my second time) to see if I can get a “Calendar-Year” Triple Crown
Brain and body are good to go and I’m excited to push myself on the trail that started it all for me (and my favorite of the three)
I really enjoyed the CDT!! The trail goes through some incredible places that were mostly all new to me. It was wonderful to have company for half of the trail and to be able to share some of these views. Thanks for hiking with me @bellcait and @alexmiller3333 and thank you Cait for helping me get to the Canadian border not once but twice!
Unlike the other two trails, the CDT has a ton of route options to choose from and your mileage will vary. For the sake of the larger goal I mostly opted for the shorter alternates and cutoffs (Big Sky, Grand Lake, Creede, etc) and my mileage came out to 2289
Here is me at the Cirque of the Towers, my favorite spot on the trail (along with some other moments since Glacier)
CYTC mile 4487 of 7142
Two down
One to go!!
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Glacier National Park was a dream
@bellcait took this photo
@alexmiller3333 kicked good steps into Ahern Drift
I like hiking with you two
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