‘I don’t feel old’ | Meet the hiker who holds the record as the oldest person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail

A outdoors story from North Carolina, reported by WCNC Charlotte.

Outdoors · North Carolina · October 10, 2026

From WCNC Charlotte

At age 91, Dale "Greybeard" Sanders set the record as the oldest person to complete the nearly 2,200-mile-long Appalachian Trail.

Reported by WCNC Charlotte, October 10, 2026. Read the full story at WCNC Charlotte →

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