In 2022 Dale Sanders, known to many as Greybeard, earned the Guinness World Record as the oldest person to paddle the entire Mississippi River from source to sea. A team of filmmakers, including Alex Maier and Amy Robin from Wilderness Mindset, captured this epic adventure on film and produced the award-winning 90-minute documentary, "Greybeard: The Man, The Myth, The Mississippi". Join us online June 3, 2024 from 7:00-8:30 Central for a 30-minute version of this film and meet Dale and filmmakers Amy and Alex.   

Dale Sanders is a multiple Guinness World Record holder. In the summer of 2022, Dale attempted and completed setting another world record, by becoming the oldest person to paddle from source to sea on the Mississippi River. He already held that record when he was 80 years old, but that record had been broken by an 81 year old. At age 87, Dale paddled the whole 2,340 miles of the Mississippi again to take the record back. He achieved his record in 87 days - a day for each year of his life! The documentary features his epic adventure, and explores his secret to maintaining good health late into life. 

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Watch the Trailer for "Greybeard: The Man, The Myth, The Mississippi" - click the link above! 

Learn about Dale and the filmmakers from Wilderness Mindset

F. Dale Sanders, aka "The Greybeard Adventurer - Dale Sanders is a multiple Guinness World Record holder. He has lived a life of adventure, from a short stint in the circus, too competitive spear fishing, to a long career in the navy, to breaking world records on the trail and the river. Learn his secret to maintaining good health late into life. In 2022 he attempted and completed setting another world record, by becoming the oldest person to paddle from source to sea on the Mississippi River. He already held that record when he was 80 years old, but that record had been broken by an 81 year old. At age 87 he paddled the whole 2,340 miles of the Mississippi again to take the record back! The trek began June 14, 2022 and Dale finished September 8th. That made it an 87 day trip on the river, one day for each year he has lived. 

Wilderness Mindset - Founded by Alex Maier and Amy Robin, Wilderness Mindset has produced or co-produced eight documentary films, they host "The Nature of Wellbeing podcast", offer Backpacking Route Map Packages, and much more. Wilderness Mindset is the idea that we build our mindset or outlook on life based on objective reality found in nature. The goal of Wilderness Mindset is to inspire people to find their own meaningful experiences in nature so people can fill the gap in the human soul that was created by many aspects of modern society. Alex and Amy will share about their work on "Greybeard: The Man, The Myth, The Mississippi" and how you can see the full 90-minute documentary.    

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