{"id":2270,"date":"2019-12-18T00:11:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T00:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/?p=2270"},"modified":"2024-06-18T17:46:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:46:46","slug":"maine-triple-twinter-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/18\/maine-triple-twinter-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Maine Triple Twinter Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-16-at-12.29.38-PM-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"416\" class=\" wp-image-2590 alignleft\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-16-at-12.29.38-PM-225x300.png 225w, http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-16-at-12.29.38-PM.png 752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/>The Maine Triple Twinter Challenge is a single season winter challenge to summit the following 4000 footer twin summits in Maine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saddleback (4120&#8242;) and the Horn (4023&#8242;)<\/li>\n<li>Crocker (4228&#8242;) and South Crocker Mountain (4050&#8242;)<\/li>\n<li>The Bigelows, West (4145&#8242;) and Avery Peak (4090&#8242;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-16-at-12.28.10-PM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"519\" class=\"wp-image-2591 aligncenter\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-16-at-12.28.10-PM-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-16-at-12.28.10-PM-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-16-at-12.28.10-PM-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-16-at-12.28.10-PM-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-16-at-12.28.10-PM.png 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><br \/>Here are the basics of the rules.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>All peaks must be summited in a single winter season.<\/li>\n<li>Hikes begin and end at the trailhead. On-foot (bare boot, traction, snowshoe, ski) travel only from trailhead to summit back to trailhead.<\/li>\n<li>The trailhead is defined by the point at which you can no longer easily and legally drive a four-wheeled street legal passenger vehicle in the summer. You may arrive at the trailhead by any means.<\/li>\n<li>The first hike must begin at the trailhead after the the winter solstice.<\/li>\n<li>The last hike must be completed (back at the trailhead after summiting) before spring equinox.<\/li>\n<li>Those who complete the challenge must complete the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/images\/pdf\/ME_Triple_Twinter_Challenge_application.pdf\"><strong>APPLICATION<\/strong><\/a>, and submit $10.00 postmarked by April 6th. Successful hikers will receive a patch and a sticker and have their names posted on this page.<\/li>\n<li>Must be completed during or after the winter of 2019-2020.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_2285\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2285\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-23-at-4.59.51-PM-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" class=\"wp-image-2285\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-23-at-4.59.51-PM-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-23-at-4.59.51-PM-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-23-at-4.59.51-PM.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the summit of Crocker Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Subcategories of this challenge include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Standard: All six summits in a single winter.<\/li>\n<li>Pure: All six summits in a single winter, and each twin was summited on the same day.<\/li>\n<li>Speed: All six summits in a single winter in three consecutive days.<\/li>\n<li>FKT: Fastest Known Time. Timed from start of the first trailhead to returning to the final trailhead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_2570\" style=\"width: 597px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2570\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSCF5836-copy-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"440\" class=\"wp-image-2570 \" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSCF5836-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSCF5836-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSCF5836-copy.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frosty and Magoo Completing the ME Triple Twinter Challenge on Bigelow&#8217;s West Peak<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Type<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>FKT<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>N. Crocker<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>S. Crocker<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Saddleback<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>The Horn<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>W. Peak<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Avery<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Robert Pottle<\/td><td>Pure<\/td><td>2\/1\/20 &#8211; 2\/17\/24<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/27\/boc-winter-hike-of-the-crockers\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/27\/boc-winter-hike-of-the-crockers\/\">12\/22\/19<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/27\/boc-winter-hike-of-the-crockers\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/27\/boc-winter-hike-of-the-crockers\/\">12\/22\/19<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/31\/boc-saddleback-and-the-horn-hike\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/31\/boc-saddleback-and-the-horn-hike\/\">12\/29\/19<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/31\/boc-saddleback-and-the-horn-hike\/\">12\/29\/19<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2020\/02\/04\/bigelow\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2020\/02\/04\/bigelow\/\">2\/1\/20<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2020\/02\/04\/bigelow\/\">2\/1\/20<\/a><\/td><td>42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Diane Pottle<\/td><td>Pure<\/td><td>2\/1\/20 &#8211; 2\/17\/24<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/27\/boc-winter-hike-of-the-crockers\/\">12\/22\/19<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/27\/boc-winter-hike-of-the-crockers\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/27\/boc-winter-hike-of-the-crockers\/\">12\/22\/19<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/31\/boc-saddleback-and-the-horn-hike\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/31\/boc-saddleback-and-the-horn-hike\/\">12\/29\/19<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/31\/boc-saddleback-and-the-horn-hike\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2019\/12\/31\/boc-saddleback-and-the-horn-hike\/\">12\/29\/19<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2020\/02\/04\/bigelow\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2020\/02\/04\/bigelow\/\">2\/1\/20<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2020\/02\/04\/bigelow\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.robertpottle.com\/outside\/2020\/02\/04\/bigelow\/\">2\/1\/20<\/a><\/td><td>42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Tom Penders<\/mark><\/td><td>Pure<\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">CURRENT<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><td>2\/15\/24<\/td><td>2\/15\/24<\/td><td>2\/17\/24<\/td><td>2\/17\/24<\/td><td>2\/14\/24<\/td><td>2\/14\/24<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Owen Bradley<\/td><td>Pure<\/td><td><\/td><td>2\/4\/24<\/td><td>2\/4\/24<\/td><td>2\/25\/24<\/td><td>2\/25\/24<\/td><td>2\/3\/24<\/td><td>2\/3\/24<\/td><td>23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>David E. LeFevre<\/td><td>Pure<\/td><td><\/td><td>2\/8\/24<\/td><td>2\/8\/24<\/td><td>3\/4\/24<\/td><td>3\/4\/24<\/td><td>2\/17\/24<\/td><td>2\/17\/24<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nancy LaBaff<\/td><td>Prue<\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">CURRENT<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><td>2\/18\/24<\/td><td>2\/18\/24<\/td><td>2\/15\/24<\/td><td>2\/15\/24<\/td><td>2\/16\/24<\/td><td>2\/16\/24<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maine Triple Twinter Challenge is a single season winter challenge to summit the following 4000 footer twin summits in Maine: Saddleback (4120&#8242;) and the Horn (4023&#8242;) Crocker (4228&#8242;) and South Crocker Mountain (4050&#8242;) The Bigelows, West (4145&#8242;) and Avery Peak (4090&#8242;) Here are the basics of the rules. 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