91-year-old hiker reclaims Appalachian Trail age record

Known as 'Grey Beard', Dale Sanders completed the grueling 2,193-mile trek despite numerous falls, setting a new benchmark for the oldest person to finish the trail.

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At 91, 'Grey Beard' reclaims record as oldest to complete 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail

Dale Sanders, a 91-year-old Tennessee man known as “Grey Beard”, has reclaimed his record as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Sanders finished the gruelling 2,193-mile trek despite falling 71 times, including six hard falls, suffering injuries and briefly being hospitalised during his extraordinary journey across 14 states.

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