09/06/11 13:33:51
In his 1968 classic The Complete Walker, Colin Fletcher sang accolades
to his trusted walking staff, noting that it transformed him “from an
insecure biped into a confident triped.”
コリン・フレッチャーは1968年に（一本）杖の使用で三脚の用に安定することを述べている
He used his staff for balance and assistance in walking,
something to lean on during breaks, reconnoitering for rattlesnakes,
as a fishing rod substitute, and to knock rainwater from overhanging branches.
彼はバランス、歩行補助、休憩でよりかかる、ガラガラヘビ対策、釣竿の代用、雨水避けなどに使った
Today’s technologically advanced trekking poles have been replacing such
traditional hiking sticks and their use has dramatically expanded.
今日の技術の進歩により、ダブルの杖はそういう伝統的な杖を代用するだけでなく
その使用法は劇的に広がった
Leki, the leading pole manufacturer, reports that while originally designed for older hikers,
70 percent of current purchases are by individuals 25 to 45 years old.
レキは最初高齢者向けに出したのだが現在購入者の70%は25歳から45歳の間である
Sales data and use statistics are unavailable but their use has increased dramatically
in the U.S. over the past five years, trends that many expect will continue.
売れ行きデータは公表されていないが（2001年時点で）過去5年でアメリカの使用者は
劇的に増加し今後も増え続けると思われる
Trekking poles have a longer history of use in European countries.
Our informal polling (pun intended) within the Appalachian Trail community suggests
that trekking poles are currently used by 90.95 percent of thru-hikers, 3
0.50 percent of short-term backpackers, and 10.15 percent of day hikers.
ヨーロッパでのダブルの歴史はもっと長い
アパラチアでの統計によると全山縦走者の90-95%、短期山中宿泊者の30-50%
そして日帰り登山者の10-15%がダブルを使っている
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.multiusetc.org)