Hiker, 91, becomes oldest person to complete grueling Appalachian Trail

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:17:52 GMT

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 Tennessee, fell 71 times during the feat, six of which he said were hard falls and one which required a brief hospitalization and another just 200 yards from the end. The 2,193-mile trail runs between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. Continue reading...

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