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YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - 91-year-old becomes oldest person to finish the Appalachian Trail

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Dale Sanders recently completed the Appalachian Trail and reclaimed his record as the oldest person to hike the Georgia-to-Maine route. He fell 71 times along the way, including a spill 200 yards from the finish line. “By the time I got to the summit … I had forgotten about the pain, and I was just excited about being there,” Sanders tells “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.” #AppalachianTrail #GoodNews Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.

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YOUTUBE (CNN) - 91-year-old becomes oldest hiker to complete Appalachian Trail

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Dale Sanders, known as "Grey Beard," has become the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail at age 91. He started in West Virginia last September and finished nearly a year later atop Maine's highest peak on August 31.

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Sourcehttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/8UHpCz7dQyc
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HUFFPOST - Legendary Mountaineer Jim Whittaker, The First American To Summit Mount Everest, Dies At 97

Whittaker's 1963 ascent to the summit of Mount Everest came 10 years after Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay first scaled the peak.

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Sourcehttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-whittaker-first-american-climb-everest-dies-at-97_n_69d6b479e4b0ccb589eaab2e
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NPR (The Associated Press) - Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97

The celebrated mountaineer, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor retailer REI and later as its president and CEO, died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Washington, his family said.

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Sourcehttps://www.npr.org/2026/04/09/g-s1-116847/mountaineer-jim-whittaker-dies
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WASHINGTONPOST (Anne Kenderdine) - Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97

His historic 1963 ascent made him a national hero and helped promote mountaineering in the United States.

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Sourcehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2026/04/08/jim-whittaker-dead-mount-everest/
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NYTIMES (John Branch) - Jim Whittaker, First American to Reach Everest’s Summit, Dies at 97

As an executive with the outdoor-supply retailer REI and an experienced climber, he conquered Mount Everest in 1963, when fewer than 10 people were known to have done so.

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Sourcehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/sports/jim-whittaker-dead.html
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