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5-year-old 'Buddy Backpacker' becomes the youngest hiker ever to complete the 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail | Daily Mail Online
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5-year-old 'Buddy Backpacker' becomes the youngest hiker ever to complete the 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail | Daily Mail Online
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USA, Oregon, Ashland, 6 year old Christian Rego aka Buddy Backpacker hikes a section of the Pacific Crest Trail near Ashland Oregon with his mom Andre Stock Photo - Alamy
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Christian Thomas aka 'Buddy Backpacker' five-year-old youngest hiker to complete Appalachian Trail | Daily Mail Online
![USA, Oregon, Ashland, 6 year old Christian Rego aka Buddy Backpacker hikes a section of the Pacific Crest Trail near Ashland Oregon with his mom Andre Stock Photo - Alamy USA, Oregon, Ashland, 6 year old Christian Rego aka Buddy Backpacker hikes a section of the Pacific Crest Trail near Ashland Oregon with his mom Andre Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KFC85D/usa-oregon-ashland-6-year-old-christian-rego-aka-buddy-backpacker-KFC85D.jpg)
USA, Oregon, Ashland, 6 year old Christian Rego aka Buddy Backpacker hikes a section of the Pacific Crest Trail near Ashland Oregon with his mom Andre Stock Photo - Alamy
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