Why a 91-Year-Old Hiker Just Conquered the 2,190-Mile Appalachian Trail This Week
At 11:44 a.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026, 91-year-old Dale "Grey Beard" Sanders placed his trekking poles onto the boulder-strewn summit of Mount Katahdin in Maine, collapsed into a brief prayer of gratitude against the summit sign, and officially reclaimed the world record as the oldest person Appa ...