Posted on 01/10/2026 3:07:06 PM PST by nickcarraway
At age 80, Betty Kellenberger set a benchmark for endurance last summer, becoming the oldest woman to complete the treacherous 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail.
Kellenberger, who spent 41 years teaching middle school in Carson City, Mich., said she’d dreamed of hiking the 14-state footpath — which runs from Springer Mountain in northern Georgia to Mount Katahdin in central Maine — since childhood.
But, as she put it, “life got in the way,” she told The Post.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
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Did she run into Mark Sanford?
She’s old enough to be a rock star.
Sounds like she did half the trail by herself
I don’t think its a good idea for an old woman to travel that alone.
Impressive! was impressed when my dear friend hiked at least 5 miles every day until she suddenly died at age 83. (Yes; she did get the clot shot.)
You ever try and tell an old woman not to do something?
I said “calm down”.
once
Oracle level advice....
Sorry, about your friend.
“Sorry, about your friend.”
Thank you. The day 9/11 is doubly sad for me.
That’s quite a feat for someone that age. How long did it take?
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