Stellenbosch 3 Peaks Challenge

Join us for the Stellenbosch 3 Peaks Challenge! Summit Stellenbosch Mountain, Pieke and Botmaskop as fast as possible, using any route as long as you start and end at Bootlegger.

Challenge Options:

1. Stellenbosch 3 Peaks Full: Summit Botmaskop, Pieke, and Stellenbosch Mountain in one go (32-36km with 2800m elevation gain).
2. Stellenbosch 3 Peaks LITE: Summit Botmaskop, Saaltjie's beacon, and Stellenbosch Mountain in one go (28-30km with 2300m elevation gain).

The Stellenbosch 3 Peaks Full and LITE Fastest Known Time (FKT) for male and female wins!

Current times to beat:

Stellenbosch 3 Peaks Full:

• Male FKT: Dirk Immelman 6h 44min
• Female FKT: to be attempted

Stellenbosch 3 Peaks LITE:

• Male FKT: Jacques du Plessis 4h 11min
• Female FKT: Kim Boshoff 6h 28min

You have the flexibility to attempt the challenge on your own time or join our group recce runs.

Important Dates:

• Sunday, 9th July 2023: Peak 1 of 3 Peaks - Stellenbosch Mountain
• Saturday, 26th August 2023: Peaks 2 & 3 of 3 Peaks - Botmaskop and Stellenbosch Mountain
• Saturday, 28th October 2023: 3 Peaks Challenge Recce

For any questions about the group runs, please contact us via WhatsApp at +27 72 348 2803.

Rules:

• Any route, order, and direction are allowed, as long as all 3 Peaks are reached.
• GPS tracking is required as proof of 3 successful summits (through platforms like Strava, Training Peaks, Garmin Connect).
• Start and finish must be from Bootlegger Stellenbosch.
• By purchasing a ticket, you are eligible to win the cash pot and monthly lucky draw prizes from our sponsors.
• You can re-attempt the route to improve your time after buying a ticket.

Cash Pot for Winners:

• Male and Female cash pots will be counted and divided independently.
• The FULL and LITE challenge prize pots will be counted and divided independently.
• 25% of the cash pot will go towards trail maintenance.
• 1st place: 35%
• 2nd place: 25%
• 3rd place: 15%

Every month, our sponsors will provide lucky draw prizes to one athlete who attempted the challenge.

The goal of Stellenbosch 3 Peaks Challenge is to give back to the trail community, so all ticket sales go to athlete prize money and trail maintenance. Last year a total of R4420 was raised, of which R3310 went to athlete prize money. Alpasfit also donated an additional R2210 to the Stellenbosch Trail Fund for trail maintenance.

Don't miss this thrilling trail running challenge! Join us and conquer the Stellenbosch 3 Peaks.