91-year-old reclaims his record as oldest hiker to complete Appalachian Trail
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- Dale Sanders, who hikes under the name Grey Beard, originally set the Appalachian Trail age record in 2017S1
- Internewscast Journal Internewscast More than 14 million older Americans suffer falls each year. Few, however,… This Post: Oldest Hiker Reclaims Appalachian Trail Record After Epic Trek first appeared on Internewscast JournalS2
- “I didn’t rub the blood off, I just kept hiking," Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders said about falling 71 times.S3
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91-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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Oldest Hiker Reclaims Appalachian Trail Record After Epic Trek
Internewscast Journal Internewscast More than 14 million older Americans suffer falls each year. Few, however,… This Post: Oldest Hiker Reclaims Appalachian Trail Record After Epic…
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‘Grey Beard’ hiker, 91, reclaims his record as oldest hiker to complete Appalachian Trail
“I didn’t rub the blood off, I just kept hiking," Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders said about falling 71 times.
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Published Aug 31, 2026
What to know
- Dale Sanders, who hikes under the name Grey Beard, originally set the Appalachian Trail age record in 2017S1
- Internewscast Journal Internewscast More than 14 million older Americans suffer falls each year. Few, however,… This Post: Oldest Hiker Reclaims Appalachian Trail Record After Epic Trek first appeared on Internewscast JournalS2
- “I didn’t rub the blood off, I just kept hiking," Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders said about falling 71 times.S3
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