Two climbers died after going missing while hiking on Mount Whitney, California’s highest peak, authorities confirmed to The Sacramento Bee. The hikers were identified by the Tulare County Sheriff’s ...

The final stretch of our climb to the top of California’s historic snowpack was so steep only the front points of our crampons were in contact with the mountain. Beneath our heels was nothing but air.

With the help of bystanders “who dropped everything,” a man was rescued after he fell while descending Mt. Whitney, a California nonprofit says. The mountaineer was on a solo trek on Labor Day “when a ...

A hiker missing on Mount Whitney was found dead Thursday, apparently having fallen 1,000 feet. Related Articles Father and 7-year-old daughter die after being swept into ocean at Monterey County beach ...

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 ...