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

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

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September 1st, 2026

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

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Dale Sanders is 91 years old.

Dale Sanders tiene 91 años.

He got back his record as the oldest hiker to finish the Appalachian Trail.

Recuperó su récord como el excursionista de mayor edad en completar el Sendero de los Apalaches.

By his count, he fell 71 times during the trip.

Según su recuento, se cayó 71 veces durante el viaje.

Six of those falls were hard.

Seis de esas caídas fueron duras.

One fall took him to the hospital for a short time.

Una caída lo llevó al hospital por poco tiempo.

Another fall happened only 200 yards from the finish.

Otra caída 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 is known as Grey Beard.

Sanders es conocido como Grey Beard.

He set the record for the first time in 2017, when he was 82.

Hizo el récord por primera vez en 2017, cuando tenía 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.

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

Dijo que este viaje fue mucho más difícil que el primero.

In June, he fell in a rocky field in Vermont.

En junio, se cayó en un campo de rocas en Vermont.

He kept walking without cleaning the blood.

Siguió caminando sin limpiarse la sangre.

Weeks later, a pinched nerve took him to the hospital.

Semanas después, un nervio pinzado lo llevó al hospital.

The doctors ruled out a stroke.

Los médicos descartaron un derrame cerebral.

He thought about giving up, but his wife convinced him to continue.

Pensó en rendirse, pero su esposa lo convenció de continuar.

This happened after his mother's death.

Esto pasó después de la muerte de su madre.

Sanders is now famous among hikers.

Sanders ahora es famoso entre los excursionistas.

Thousands of people follow him on social media.

Miles de personas lo siguen en redes sociales.

He said that people feel motivated by his efforts.

Dijo que la gente se motiva con sus esfuerzos.

That is now the most important thing for him.

Eso ahora es lo más importante para él.

Meredith Ewenson met him in June.

Meredith Ewenson lo conoció en junio.

She said his movement was amazing for his age.

Ella dijo que su movilidad era increíble para su edad.

Sanders has other records.

Sanders tiene otros récords.

One is rowing the whole length of the Mississippi River at age 87.

Uno es remar toda la longitud del río Misisipi a los 87 años.

September 1st, 2026

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