r/interestingasfuck • u/Kymmieuwu • 20h ago

Hiker, 91, becomes oldest person to complete grueling Appalachian Trail

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u/midnightllamas 19h ago

Accolades to him BUT…The AT is not grueling. You cross a freaking highway daily. The elevation is minimal. Look at what it takes to do the Continental Divide or PCT

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u/Lament-of-Andromache 17h ago

Poor bait. Every triple crowner I have met has told me the AT is the hardest.