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91-year-old "Gray Beard" Dale Sanders set a new record, becoming the oldest person to finish the Appalachian Trail.

91-year-old "Gray Beard" Dale Sanders set a new record, becoming the oldest person to finish the Appalachian Trail.

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September 1st, 2026

91-year-old "Gray Beard" Dale Sanders set a new record, becoming the oldest person to finish the Appalachian Trail.

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Dale Sanders, 91, made a new record again.

91歲的戴爾·桑德斯再次創下紀錄

He is the oldest hiker to finish the Appalachian Trail.

阿巴拉契亞小徑最年長的徒步完成者

The trail is 2,193 miles long.

這條小徑全長2193英里

It goes from Georgia to Maine.

從喬治亞州延伸到緬因州

Sanders fell 71 times on the way.

桑德斯在途中跌倒了71次

Six of them were "hard falls."

其中6次硬摔」。

Once he was in the hospital for a short time.

有一次短暫住院

He started from West Virginia on September 6.

於9月6日從西維吉尼亞州出發

On Monday, he reached the highest peak in Maine.

週一登上了緬因州的最高峰

Sanders' trail name is "Gray Beard."

桑德斯的步道名稱「灰鬍子」

He first set the record in 2017 at age 82.

在2017年以82歲之齡首次創下紀錄

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

四年後他83歲的朋友M.J.·埃伯哈特奪得了這個稱號

Then Sanders said he would try again.

然後桑德斯宣布要再次嘗試

He said this trip was much harder than the first one.

這次旅程比第一次難很多

He trained for six months, but his body was still not very good.

訓練了六個月身體狀況還是不太好

In June, Sanders fell forward while going down a mountain in Vermont.

6月桑德斯在佛蒙特州下山時向前摔倒

He scraped his legs, arms, and hands.

擦傷了手臂手。

But he did not stop.

沒有停下來

A few weeks later, his left arm felt numb.

幾週後他的左臂麻木了

He was taken to the hospital.

被送到醫院

Doctors worried it was a stroke, but it was a pinched nerve.

醫生擔心中風結果是神經受壓

He wanted to give up, but his wife told him to keep going.

他曾想放棄他的妻子說服他繼續走

Sanders is famous among other hikers.

桑德斯在同行徒步者中很有名

Thousands of people follow him on social media.

數千人在社交媒體上關注他

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

他說奪回紀錄現在不是最重要的事

More important, people are inspired by his effort.

更重要的是人們因為他的努力受到激勵

Hiker Meredith Ewenson says Sanders shows that "anything is possible."

徒步者梅雷迪思·尤恩森桑德斯證明了一切皆有可能」。

His ability to move is amazing.

他的活動能力令人驚嘆

Sanders was born in 1935.

桑德斯出生於1935年

At 87, he also rowed the whole Mississippi River.

87歲時曾划船走完密西西比河全程。

September 1st, 2026

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