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91-year-old "Graybeard" Dale Sanders again set the record as the oldest person to complete the Appalachian Trail.

91-year-old "Graybeard" Dale Sanders again set the record as the oldest person to complete the Appalachian Trail.

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September 1st, 2026

91-year-old "Graybeard" Dale Sanders again set the record as the oldest person to complete the Appalachian Trail.

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Dale Sanders, 91, regained the record as the oldest hiker to finish the Appalachian Trail.

91歲的戴爾·桑德斯重奪阿巴拉契亞小徑最年長徒步完成者紀錄

The trail is 2,193 miles long, stretching from Georgia to Maine.

這條小徑全長2193英里從喬治亞州延伸至緬因州

Sanders fell 71 times during the trip, including six hard falls and one short hospital stay.

桑德斯在過程中跌倒71次其中6次是「硬摔」,包括一次短暫住院

He started from West Virginia on September 6 and reached Maine's highest peak on Monday.

於9月6日從西維吉尼亞州出發週一登上緬因州最高峰

Sanders' trail name is "Gray Beard," and he first set the record in 2017 at age 82.

桑德斯的步道名稱「灰鬍子」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83歲的朋友M.J.·埃伯哈特奪得該稱號

Sanders then announced his comeback plan.

桑德斯隨後宣布復出計劃

He admitted that this trip was much harder than the first, and even after six months of training, he was not in top shape.

坦言這次旅程比第一次艱難得多即使經過六個月訓練狀態仍非最佳

In June, Sanders fell forward while going down a mountain in Vermont, scraping his legs, arms, and hands, but he did not stop.

6月桑德斯在佛蒙特州下山時向前摔倒擦傷手臂和手,但他沒有停下

A few weeks later, he was taken to the hospital because his left arm was numb. Doctors worried it was a stroke, but it turned out to be a pinched nerve.

幾週後因左臂麻木被送醫醫生擔心是中風結果是神經受壓

At one point, he thought about giving up, but his wife convinced him to keep going.

一度考慮放棄妻子說服他繼續前進

Sanders became a star among fellow hikers, and thousands followed him on social media.

桑德斯在同行徒步者中成為明星數千人在社交媒體上關注他

He said reclaiming the record is now secondary. What matters more is that people feel inspired by his effort.

他說奪回紀錄現在是次要的更重要的是人們因他的努力受到激勵

Hiker Meredith Ewenson said Sanders shows that "anything is possible," and his mobility is amazing.

徒步者梅雷迪思·尤恩森桑德斯體現了一切皆有可能」,他的活動能力令人驚嘆

Sanders was born in 1935. At age 87, he also rowed the entire Mississippi River.

桑德斯1935年出生還曾以87歲之齡划船全程密西西比河

September 1st, 2026

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