(Sun City, AZ, USA; 05 January 2026) Karts is in the news again with a fresh article published by the Phoenix Magazine. It outlines his upcoming hike on the Arizona Trail starting in February. You can read the article here. Special thanks to Mare Czinar for penning the article.
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(September 13, 2025; Sun City, AZ, USA) In Spring 2026, Karts will attempt to reset his 2018 Arizona Trail yo-yo record to 75 years of age. He will discuss this fact before, during, and after the hike as part of a record-attempt’s three subjective requirements. In addition, Karts will follow the record-attempt’s three objective requirements of: documenting eyewitnesses, recording location selfies and videos, and providing a publicly accessible GPS track. This is a Supported hike so he can accept any kind of help as long as he hikes the entire route prescribed by the Arizona Trail Association at the time of the hike.
There are three other, more important components to his hike. They include hiking to support Operation Freedom March, showing support to the AZ America250 celebration, and the fact that this is the official Dale Shewalter Tribute Hike. The hike is sanctioned by the Arizona Trail Association and the Dale Shewalter family.
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