At 91, Dale ‘Grey Beard’ Sanders reclaims record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail - myMotherLode.com
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Mon, 31 August 2026
3 reports- mymotherlode.com16:51first to report
A 91-year-old man who goes by the nickname Grey Beard has reclaimed his record as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Dale Sanders started last Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hiked the nearly 2,200-mile trail in out-of-order sections with breaks in between, and finished Monday atop Mount Katahdin in Maine. Sanders first set the record in 2017 at age 82. Four years later, 83-year-old M.J. Eberhart took the title, but within months, Sanders announced his plan for a comeback. By his...
5 reprints
- latimes.com31 Aug, 17:20their copy
- krcgtv.com31 Aug, 21:33their copy
- PBS NewsHour31 Aug, 22:00their copy
- greeleytribune.com1 Sept, 00:00their copy
- twincities.com1 Sept, 00:00their copy
- The Guardian World22:17
Dale Sanders said he fell 71 times on the trail, but completed the journey as ‘people are motivated … by my efforts’ A 91-year-old hiker has reclaimed his record as the oldest person to complete the more than 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail. By his count, Dale Sanders, of Tennessee, fell 71 times during the feat, six of which he said were hard falls and one which required a brief hospitalization and another just 200 yards from the end. The 2,193-mile trail runs between Springer Mountain in Georgia...
- newser.com23:10
Oldest person to complete thru-hike first set the record at age 82
Tue, 1 September 2026
2 reports- 24sata (Croatia)15:26
91-godišnji Dale Sanders ponovno je osvojio Apalačku stazu i vratio rekord, unatoč 71 padu i hospitalizaciji. Sad već kuje novi ludi plan
- indiatimes.com20:11
Dale Sanders has reclaimed his record as the oldest person to complete the Appalachian Trail after hiking 2,193 miles (3,530 kilometres) across the eastern United States at the age of 91.
Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)12:48
91 anni e una certezza: dopo aver completato l’Appalachian Trail non ha alcuna intenzione di fermarsi. Parliamo di Dale “Greybeard” Sanders e di uno dei trekking a lunga distanza più noti del mondo. “Quando si invecchia è molto più difficile dal punto di vista fisico e certamente non puoi fare quello che fa un ventunenne”, […] L'articolo “Ho 91 anni e ho completato uno dei trekking più famosi al mondo. A pochi metri dalla vetta sono caduto, non riuscivo più a muovermi ma sono riuscito a...
Thu, 3 September 2026
2 reports- Novinky (Czechia)04:20
Mnohokrát během cesty upadl, šest pádů označil za tvrdé a jeden ho dokonce poslal do nemocnice. Ani ve věku 91 let ale Dale Sanders, přezdívaný Šedý vous, svůj pochod nevzdal. V pondělí dokončil více než 3500 kilometrů dlouhou Appalačskou stezku a znovu získal titul nejstaršího člověka, který jednu z nejznámějších dálkových turistických tras světa zdolal.
- backpacker.com19:42
At age 91, Grey Beard admits that finishing the AT was much harder than it was at 82.
Fri, 4 September 2026
1 report- PBS NewsHour22:20
Dale Sanders is a 91-year-old hiker who just became the oldest person ever to complete the Appalachian Trail. Amna Nawaz reports on the achievement of the man known as "Grey Beard."