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Linda Vanderloop

Linda “Nana” Vanderloop is a long-distance hiker from Wisconsin. Before completing the Appalachian Trail in 2024, she had already walked the Ice Age Trail; her original interview describes walking as a longstanding part of her life.

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November 19, 2024Published in TUM

Vanderloop’s reported October Appalachian Trail completion

TUM reported that Linda “Nana” Vanderloop completed a flip-flop Appalachian Trail thru-hike in October 2024 at age 74 and was described as the oldest woman to do so. The age-record description is historical attribution, not a current record check; Hanna’s full identity is unresolved.

Event date: October 2024 · TUM publication: November 19, 2024

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Reported October 2024 flip-flop thru-hike

Appalachian Trail

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October 2024 Appalachian Trail account: Reported age-74 completionHistorical oldest-woman attribution is qualified by later reporting, not presented as a current record.Source

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The 2024 age claim is historical.

The Trek Original interview dated November 13, 2024; exact publication timestamp unknown; inspected October 30, 2026 · Checked Oct 30, 2026

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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-11-19
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