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91-year-old Dale "Graybeard" Sanders is again the oldest hiker on the Appalachian Trail.

91-year-old Dale "Graybeard" Sanders is again the oldest hiker on the Appalachian Trail.

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September 1st, 2026

91-year-old Dale "Graybeard" Sanders is again the oldest hiker on the Appalachian Trail.

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Dale "Graybeard" Sanders, 91, got the record back.

91岁的戴尔·“灰胡子”·桑德斯又拿回了纪录

He is the oldest hiker on the Appalachian Trail.

阿巴拉契亚小径上最年长的徒步者

On this full hike, he fell 71 times.

在这次全程徒步中跌倒了71次

Six of those were "hard falls."

其中六次“硬摔”。

Once he stayed in a hospital.

有一次住了院

Another time happened just 200 yards from the end.

还有一次发生在距离终点仅200码的地方

The trail is 2,193 miles long.

小径全长2193英里

It goes from Georgia to Maine.

从佐治亚州延伸到缅因州

Sanders started from West Virginia on September 6.

桑德斯于9月6日从西弗吉尼亚州出发

He rested briefly and moved in jumps.

短暂休息跳跃式前进

On Monday, he reached the top of Maine's highest peak.

周一登顶了缅因州最高峰

He stopped at the sign on the top to pray.

在山顶的标志处停下来祈祷

He thanked God and the support team. He thanked all the people for their help.

他感谢上帝支持团队所有帮助他的人

He first set the record in 2017.

于2017年首次创下纪录

He was 82 then.

那时82岁

Four years later, his 83-year-old friend M.J. Eberhart took the record.

四年后他83岁的朋友M.J.·埃伯哈特拿走了纪录

Then Sanders said he would come back.

然后桑德斯宣布复出

This trip was much harder than the first one.

这次旅程第一次难得多

In June, he fell in Vermont.

六月在佛蒙特州摔倒

He scraped his legs, arms, and hands.

擦伤了胳膊

But nothing was broken, and he kept walking.

没有骨折继续徒步

A few weeks later, his left arm went numb.

几周后他的左臂麻木了

He was taken to the hospital.

被送往医院

The doctor said it was a pinched nerve, not a stroke.

医生诊断神经受压不是中风

He thought about giving up.

曾想过放弃

His wife came home to be with him, and she convinced him to go on.

妻子在他回家陪伴他时说服他继续前进

Saunders has become a star among other hikers.

桑德斯已成为其他徒步者中的明星

Thousands of people follow him on social media.

数千人在社交媒体上关注

He says getting the record back is not the most important thing now.

他说拿回纪录现在不是最重要的事

The most important thing is that people are inspired by his effort.

最重要的人们因他的努力受到激励

Hiker Meredith Ewenson says he shows the idea that 'anything is possible.'

徒步者梅雷迪斯·尤恩森他体现了一切皆有可能的理念

She is also amazed that he is so healthy at his age.

她还惊叹于他在这般年纪如此健康

Saunders also holds other age records.

桑德斯保持着其他年龄纪录

For example, he is the oldest person to row the whole Mississippi River.

比如密西西比河全程划船的最年长者

September 1st, 2026

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