Nytimes iconNytimesSep 2, 2026

Dale ‘Grey Beard’ Sanders Becomes Oldest Person to Hike Appalachian Trail, at 91

This week, Dale "Grey Beard" Sanders became the oldest person to complete the roughly 2,190-mile trail.

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