Retired Navy veteran reclaims title of oldest person to finish crossing Appalachian Trail
A retired Navy veteran set a record as the oldest person to ever finish hiking along the 2,200-mile-long Appalachian Trail in 2017. After a friend took his title in 2021, Dale Sanders reclaimed it this week. Tony Dokoupil has the story.
TL;DR
- Dale Sanders, a retired Navy veteran, is the oldest person to finish the Appalachian Trail.
- He first set the record in 2017.
- A friend took his title in 2021.
- Sanders has reclaimed the record this week.