FRESNO, Calif. — Rescuers recently saved three hikers on Mount Whitney in two separate incidents, including a man who called ...

CHP Helicopter H-42 returned to assist, meeting eight SAR volunteers in Lone Pine. One rescuer was flown to Trail Camp, and another was hoisted to the accident site. With the help of the bystanders, ...

Mount Whitney, one of the tallest mountains in the United States, has an elevation of 14,505 feet at the summit ...

A hiker, who was reported missing in California's Sierra Nevada mountains in the last week of December, was found dead at an elevation of 12,000 feet, officials say. "At this time, no further details ...

Mount Whitney is seen from the Alabama Hills in 2005. On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the bodies of two hikers who went missing after summiting the state’s tallest peak were recovered following a 24-hour ...

As the late September sun set on the East Buttress of Mt. Whitney, two climbers realized they were in a treacherous situation — they were stuck in their climbing harnesses, attached to the steep rock ...

Taylor Rodriguez, a San Antonio resident, drove to Mount Whitney in California from Texas for a solo climb, reports say. Photo by Nico via Unsplash A 29-year-old Texas man who tried to climb icy Mount ...

I love setting superlative goals: run faster than I’ve ever run before, travel the farthest I’ve ever been from home, scale the tallest mountain in the Lower 48. There’s something rewarding about ...

An experienced hiker from San Diego attempting to climb the tallest peak in the contiguous United States has fallen to his death amid treacherous winter conditions, leaving his two young sons and ...

R escuers recently saved three hikers on Mount Whitney in two separate incidents - including a man who called for help after ...