Troy Kellenberger isn't your ordinary Yosemite hiker. Saturday, the 19-year-old Fresno City College student hiked to the top of Half Dome, El Capitan and Glacier Point -- all in one day.
There's a reason this butt-kicker of a hike -- called the Yosemite Triple Crown -- is seldom done. It's 43 miles long and requires 24,000 feet of elevation change (12,000 going up, 12,000 down).
Most amazingly, Kellenberger finished the linkup in 14 hours, 53 minutes.
"I felt pretty good right after," he said. "Just another day on the trail, I guess."
But what a day. Kellenberger and a friend started up Half Dome via the Mist Trail at midnight Saturday and returned at 4:20 a.m. Another friend accompanied him up El Capitan, which took from 5:50 to 11:10 a.m. At 12:10 p.m., all three started up the Four-Mile Trail to Glacier Point. By 2:53 p.m., Kellenberger was already back down.
Kellenberger said he "speed walked" on the uphill sections and ran the downhills.
"I know I can break 14 hours with a little better planning," he said. "Maybe next year."
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