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ST. GEORGE — Kristine Crockett can say she conquered her fears, for real.
The St. George resident and former registered nurse became a Guinness World Record holder last October when she hiked the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim-to-rim — known as the R2R2R hike — in record time.
At 61 years and 246 days old, Crockett became the oldest hiker to complete the 46-mile trek continuously — without a sleep break — in slightly less than 20 hours, etching her name in the famous world record book.
"I never imagined that," Crockett told St. George News before a hike last week, although she said that her family grew up reading the "Guinness Book of World Records."
