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The Triple Crown of Hiking informally refers to the three major U.S. long distance hiking trails: * Pacific Crest Trail - long, Washington, Oregon, and California between Mexico and Canada following the highest portion of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range. * Appalachian Trail - , between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine.〔Gailey, Chris (2006). ("Appalachian Trail FAQs" ) Outdoors.org (accessed September 14, 2006)〕 * Continental Divide Trail - , between Mexico and Canada following the Continental Divide along the Rocky Mountains and traversing Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. The total length of the three trails is about ; vertical gain is more than (190 miles). A total of 22 states are visited if the three trails are completed. The American Long Distance Hiking Association - West (ALDHA-WEST) is the only organization that recognizes this hiking feat. At the ALDHA-West Gathering, held each fall, the Triple Crown honorees are recognized and awarded plaques noting their achievement. As of October 2012, 174 hikers have been designated Triple Crowners.〔("Triple Crown" ), American Long Distance Hiking Association - West〕 Reed Gjonnes, age 13, is the youngest to have completed the Triple Crown. Along with her father, she hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in 2011, the Appalachian Trail in 2012, and the Continental Divide Trail in 2013. ==History== The first person to ever achieve The Triple Crown of Hiking was Eric Ryback. Ryback completed the Appalachian Trail in 1969 as a 16-year-old. He completed the Pacific Crest Trail in 1970 and chronicled it in his 1971 book ''The High Adventure of Eric Ryback: Canada to Mexico on Foot''. Ryback completed the Continental Divide Trail in 1972 and chronicled it in his second book, ''The Ultimate Journey'' (now out of print). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Triple Crown of Hiking」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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