Hiker, 91, becomes oldest person to complete grueling Appalachian Trail
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- Guardian World·3d agoHiker, 91, becomes oldest person to complete grueling Appalachian Trail
Dale Sanders said he fell 71 times on the trail, but completed the journey as ‘people are motivated … by my efforts’ A 91-year-old hiker has reclaimed his record as the oldest person to complete the more than 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail. By his count, Dale Sanders, of…
Read at Guardian World → - Independent World·3d ago91-year-old reclaims his record as oldest hiker to complete Appalachian Trail
Dale Sanders, who hikes under the name Grey Beard, originally set the Appalachian Trail age record in 2017
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