Woman Completes 'Triple Crown' of Hiking in a Single Year
Recently we've had some big news regarding major achievements in hiking, including the story of the first person to hike the entire length of Canada's Great Trail . But one of the most impressive stories I've seen lately comes our way from Outside magazine , who are reporting on the first woman to complete the "Triple Crown" of hiking in a single year. On November 9, Heather Anderson (Trail Name: Anish) finished her latest full hike of the Appalachian Trail and in the process became just the sixth person, and first woman, to complete the AT, the Pacific Crest Trail , and the Continental Divide Trail � the routes that make up the Triple Crown - in a single calendar year. Anderson has done each of those trails twice in the past, and has even achieved speed records on the AT and PCT, but this is the first time she's ever completed all three in a single go. That makes her the first woman to achieve a "Triple Triple" as well, completing the Triple Cro...