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Triple Crown
The American Long Distance Hiking Association-West confers the Triple Crown designation to any hiker who reports s/he has walked the entire lengths of the Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail and Appalachian Trail. Operating on the honor system, ALDHA-West gives equal recognition to thru-hikers and section-hikers and assumes that those who apply for Triple Crown status have hiked the entire length of all of the three trails. Reasonable alternate routes or required road walks are considered viable substitutes for an official route, assuming one exists. ALDHA-West does not consider issues such as sequence, direction, speed, duration, frequency or whether one carries a pack.
ALDHA-West awards a Triple Crown plaque to any new Triple Crowner who attends the annual Gathering free of charge. If the Triple Crowner cannot attend the Gathering, then s/he can receive the plaque for the cost of the plaque and shipping. A Triple Crowner may be sponsored by another individual who is willing to pay for the plaque and shipping, if necessary.
Web Editor's Note: If you are a past Triple Crown recipient and would like to have your picture included just sent an image or contact me at Web Editor.
2007 Triple Crown Recipients:
Please help us identiyfy all the Triple Crowners in the group photo
Justin "Trauma" Lichter 
AT 03, PCT 04, CDT 06
Adam Pelletier
AT 00, PCT 04, CDT 06
Kevin "Wild Child" Hogan
AT 00, PCT 02, CDT 06
Shinobu "Buddhu" Price
AT 02, PCT 03, CDT 05
Sanne "Ready" Larsen Bagby
PCT 02, AT 03, CDT 04
Chris "Spur" Bagby
AT 99, PCT 02, CDT 04
Shawn "Pepper Pa" Forry
AT 03, PCT 04, CDT 06
Richard "Tin Cup" Hitz
AT 00, PCT 03, CDT 06
Gordon R. "Gandalf" Crawford Jr.
PCT 02, CDT 05, AT 07
Lawton "Disco" Grinter
AT 99, PCT 04, CDT 06
Mike "d-low" DiLorenzo
AT 00, PCT 02, CDT 06
Paul "Mags" Magnanti
AT 98, PCT 02, CDT 06
Heather "Anishnabe" Anderson
AT 03, PCT 05, CDT 06
Arlette "Apple Pie" Laan
PCT 03, CDT 04, AT 05
Remy Levin
AT 04, PCT 05, CDT 06
Bill "Berkeley Bill"
PCT 01, CDT 03, AT 05
Harold "Pickle" Herring
AT 02, PCT 04, CDT 07
Alden Tondettar
PCT 05, CDT 06, AT 07
Graham Black
AT 99, PCT 97, CDT 07
Michael "Nacho" Vaz
AT 02, PCT 04, CDT 06
Richard "5 Gallon" Efrid
AT 02, PCT 04, CDT 06
John "Tradja" Drollette
AT 96, PCT 99, CDT 06
2006 Triple Crown Recipients:
Bruce "Tater" McMurtry
PCT-1999, 2001, AT 2003, CDT 2005
Tommy "Mozes" Hayes
AT 2000, PCT 2003, CDT 2005
Stacy "Simply Seeking"
Boone
AT 1998, PCT 2001, CDT 2006
2005 Triple Crown Recipients:
Mike Benedetti
AT 2003, PCT 2003, CDT 2004
Sharon Dziengel
AT 1998, CDT 2001, PCT 2003
Denny Fixmer
PCT 1994, AT 2003, CDT 1996, 2002, '04, '06
Dan Galvagni
AT 2000, PCT 2002, CDT 2004
Clifford Hardin
AT 1990, PCT 2003, CDT 2005
Bruce Heine
AT 1998, PCT 2002, CDT 2004
Jackie McDonnellAT 1999, PCT 2002, '03, CDT 2004
Bill Nedderman
AT 1982, 2002, PCT 1984, 2004, CDT 1992, 2003
Amy Robbins
AT 1993, PCT 2003, CDT 2005
Robert Sylvester
AT 1998, PCT 2000, CDT 2002
David Wynn
AT 1998, PCT 2001, CDT 2004
2004 Triple Crown Recipients
Left to right:
Kathy Faulks
Bradford, England
PCT 1994, '95, AT 1997, CDT 2000, '01,
Jane Powell
Oklahoma City, OK
PCT 1994, '95, CDT 2000, '01, AT 1988, 2004
Marcia & Ken Powers
PCT 2000, CDT 2002, AT 2003
Past Triple Crown Recipients (Ascending order of completion)
David Odell
Kodiak, AK
AT 1971, PCT 1972, CDT 1977
Conferred 2002
Jim Podlesney
Port Angeles, WA
AT 1973, PCT 1975, CDT 1979
Conferred 1996
Cindy Sinclair
Norfolk, CT
AT 1975, PCT 1977, CDT 1985
Conferred 1996
Kirk Sinclair
Norfolk, CT
AT 1975, PCT 1977, CDT 1985
Conferred 1996
Dan Smith
Bronxville, NY
AT 1980, PCT 1986, CDT 1990
Conferred 2000
Steve Queen
Tigard, OR
PCT 1981,
AT 1983, CDT 1991
Conferred 1994
Jenny Jardine
LaPine, OR
PCT 1987, CDT 1992, AT 1993
Conferred 1994
Ray Jardine
LaPine, OR
PCT 1987, CDT 1992, AT 1993
Conferred 1994
Alice Gmuer
Vancouver, BC Canada
PCT 1988, AT 1990, CDT 1993
Conferred 1994
Brice Hammack
Portland, OR
PCT 1987, AT 1991, CDT 1994
Conferred 1994
Namie Bacile II
Richardson, TX
AT 1989, PCT 1992, CDT 1994
Conferred 1995
Doug Smith
Asheville, NC
AT 1982, PCT 1989, CDT 1995
Conferred 2002
Scott Williamson
Richmond, CA
PCT 1993, CDT 1994, AT 1995
Conferred 1995
Walkin' Jim Stoltz
Big Sky, MT
AT 1974, CDT 1979, PCT 1996
Conferred 1998
Email: walknjim@avicom.net
Website: www.walkinjim.com
Diane Ensminger
St. Petersburg, FL
AT 1990, PCT 1992, CDT 1996
Conferred 1996
Frank Spirek
St. Petersburg, FL
AT 1990, PCT 1992, CDT 1996
Conferred 1996
Marmot
West Vancover, BC Canada
AT 1991, PCT, 1994, CDT 1996
Conferred 1997
Email: marmotwestvanc@hotmail.com
George 'Billy Goat' Woodard
Nathrop, CO
AT 1971, PCT 1989, CDT 1997
Conferred 2001
Karen Berger
Bronxville, NY
CDT 1990, AT 1994, PCT 1997
Conferred 2000
Glenn 'Fiddlehead' Fleagle
Schuykill Haven, PA
AT 1991, PCT 1996, CDT 1998
Conferred 1998
Andrew Helliwell
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
AT 1993, PCT 1995, CDT 1998
Conferred 1999
David Patterson
Richmond, VA
AT 1995, PCT 1996, CDT 1998
Conferred 1998
David Valenzuela
Lagrange, NC
AT 1995, PCT 1997, CDT 1999
Conferred 2001
William Emerson
Redmond, WA
AT 1996, PCT 1998, CDT 1999
Conferred 2000
Ginny Owen
AT 1988, CDT 1999, PCT 2000
Conferred 2000
Ron Vaughn
Endwell, NY
AT 1991, PCT 1998, CDT 2000
Conferred 2001
Jim Owen
AT 1992, CDT 1999, PCT 2000
Conferred 2000
Gary "Lindy" Lindberg
Findley, MN
AT 1994, PCT 1999, CDT 2000
Conferred 2000
Rob Adamson
Hillsborough, Sheffield UK
AT 1995, PCT 1997, CDT 2000
Conferred 2000
Wyatt Shudlick
Santa Barbara, CA
PCT 1996, CDT 1998, AT 2000
Conferred 2003
Kathy "Wandering Star" Faulks
Todmorden, England
PCT 1995, AT 1997, CDT 2001
Conferred 2002
Brian Robinson
Mountain View, CA
PCT 1997, CDT 2001, AT 2001
Conferred 2002
Jeff "PA Jeff" Zimmerman
AT 1976, PCT 1977, CDT 2002
Conferred 2003
Bob Ellinwood
Bedford, VA
AT 1983, PCT 1991, CDT 2002
Conferred 2002
Bruce "Ishmael" Dunlavy
Boiling Springs, PA
AT 1996, PCT 1999, CDT 2002
Conferred 2003
Chris "Tripod" Rinehart
Portland, OR
AT 1998, PCT 2000, CDT 2002
Conferred 2003
Claudia Tuor
Plons, Switzerland
AT 1998, PCT 2000, CDT 2002
Conferred 2002
Gregory "Grizzly" Boone
Whitefield, NH
AT 1999, PCT 2001, CDT 2002
Conferred 2003