Dale Sanders said he fell 71 times on the trail, but completed the journey as \u2018people are motivated \u2026 by my efforts\u2019<\/p>\n
A 91-year-old hiker has reclaimed his record as the oldest person to complete the more than 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail.<\/p>\n
By his count, Dale Sanders, of Tennessee, fell 71 times during the feat, six of which he said were hard falls and one which required a brief hospitalization and another just 200 yards from the end. The 2,193-mile trail runs between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine.<\/p>\n
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