I've been using triple cranksets for almost 50 years. They are getting harder to do simply because marketing has drifted away (and really fat tires make the execution a lot harder). But triples make this juggling act really simple. For many years I rode a 52 or 3, 42, 28 X 12 or 13 to as big as 28. Now in my late 60s, its 50-38-24 in front, same rear, same derailleurs.
Most of the time I ride cassettes with 23 or 25 lows, have a wonderful selection of gears to ride and still get to approximately 1:1.