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At 91 years old, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders again holds the record as the oldest hiker to finish the Appalachian Trail.

At 91 years old, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders again holds the record as the oldest hiker to finish the Appalachian Trail.

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September 1st, 2026

At 91 years old, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders again holds the record as the oldest hiker to finish the Appalachian Trail.

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Dale Sanders, 91 years old, got back his record as the oldest hiker to finish the Appalachian Trail.

Dale Sanders, de 91 años, recuperó su récord como el excursionista de mayor edad en completar el Sendero de los Apalaches.

According to his count, he fell 71 times during the trip, including six hard falls.

Según su recuento, se cayó 71 veces durante el recorrido, incluidas seis caídas duras.

One of them led to a short hospital stay, and another happened only 200 yards from the finish.

Una de ellas lo llevó a una breve hospitalización y otra ocurrió a solo 200 yardas de la meta.

He finished on Monday at the top of Mount Katahdin, in Maine.

Terminó el lunes en la cima del Monte Katahdin, en Maine.

Sanders, known as Grey Beard, set the record for the first time in 2017 at age 82.

Sanders, conocido como Grey Beard, estableció el récord por primera vez en 2017 a los 82 años.

Four years later, his friend M.J. Eberhart took the title.

Cuatro años después, su amigo M.J. Eberhart tomó el título.

Sanders announced his plan to return soon after.

Sanders anunció su plan de regreso poco después.

This time the trip was much harder than the first one, he said.

Esta vez el viaje fue mucho más difícil que el primero, según dijo.

In June, he fell in a rocky field in Vermont and kept walking without cleaning the blood.

En junio, se cayó en un campo de rocas en Vermont y siguió caminando sin limpiarse la sangre.

Weeks later, a pinched nerve took him to the hospital, where doctors ruled out a stroke.

Semanas después, un nervio pinzado lo llevó al hospital, donde los médicos descartaron un derrame cerebral.

He thought about giving up, but his wife convinced him to continue after his mother's death.

Consideró rendirse, pero su esposa lo convenció de continuar tras la muerte de su madre.

Sanders has become a star among hikers, and thousands follow him on social media.

Sanders se ha convertido en una estrella entre los excursionistas y miles lo siguen en redes sociales.

He said people get motivated by his efforts, and that is now the most important thing.

Dijo que la gente se motiva con sus esfuerzos y que eso ahora es lo más importante.

Meredith Ewenson, who met him in June, said his mobility was amazing for his age.

Meredith Ewenson, quien lo conoció en junio, dijo que su movilidad era increíble para su edad.

Sanders has other records, including rowing the whole length of the Mississippi River at age 87.

Sanders tiene otros récords, incluido remar toda la longitud del río Misisipi a los 87 años.

September 1st, 2026

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