Arts Sep 04 91-year-old 'Grey Beard' is oldest person to hike entire Appalachian Trail By Lorna Baldwin
Nation Aug 31 At 91, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders reclaims record as 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. By Holly Ramer, Robert F. Bukaty, Associated Press
Nation Nov 21 Watch 3:03 Oldest woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail reflects on her journey Each year, only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A thru-hike means traversing nearly 2,200 miles, across 14 states, in a single 12-month period. It's a monumental feat… By Sam Weber