True grit! 80-year-old woman sets new record hiking Appalachian Trail

Kellenberger, who spent 41 years teaching middle school in Carson City, Mich., said she’d dreamed of hiking the 14-state ...
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80-yo Retired Teacher Bests Disease and Injury to Become Oldest Female Hiker to Finish Appalachian Trail

Betty Kellenberger overcame numerous obstacles and challenges to become the oldest female to finish hiking the Appalachian ...
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80-year-old becomes oldest woman to hike Appalachian Trail

CARSON CITY, Mich. (WOOD) — A journey of a thousand miles begins with just a step. Sure. But what about 2,200 miles across 14 states, climbing and descending the equivalent of 16 Mount Everests? Sound ...
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83-year-old man becomes oldest person to hike Appalachian Trail

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An 83-year-old hiker who is known as “Nimblewill Nomad” has become the oldest person to complete the Appalachian Trail. M.J. Eberhart of Flagg Mountain, Alabama, hiked into the ...