Five words: Jack Ryan Greener muttered them over and over as he hiked the rocky mess of a trail toward the top of Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous U.S. Rage on. Stay focused. Believe.

A hiker died on Mount Whitney last weekend, falling off a cliff on a steep part of the trail, Inyo County Search & Rescue said. Woman left behind by cruise ship dies on remote tropical island Person ...

A hiker was killed near Mt. Whitney on Sunday after being struck by a falling rock, marking the third fatality within a week near California’s highest peak, authorities said. The hiker was in the ...

If you're looking to summit challenging peaks around the world, some names that might crop up include Everest, Kilimanjaro, or Mont Blanc. However, some of the best hikes in the world lie closer to ...

The sun started to rise, bathing the Sierra Nevada in a red glow that I had seen only in postcards until then. I leaned in silence against Mt. Whitney’s granite rock face, taking in the view soon ...

If you're hoping to climb Mt. Whitney in 2023, Wednesday is the beginning of the drama. That's when U.S. Forest Service officials open the monthlong lottery for permits at Recreation.gov. The lottery ...

INYO COUNTY, Calif. — Officials in California have confirmed a San Antonio man was found dead along a high-elevation trail at Mt. Whitney. Saturday, the Inyo County Search and Rescue said on Facebook ...

A French pilot was found dead hiking in California after a two-day search in Mount Whitney, the National Park Service said Friday. Tom Gerbier, 38, reportedly fell 1,000 feet during a hike at ...

Rescue crews searched Mt. Whitney on Saturday for a Texas man who went missing last week while attempting to summit the notoriously challenging peak in frigid and snowy conditions. Taylor Rodriguez, a ...

A Mount Whitney hiker missing three days during a late-season winter storm was found Sunday evening far off his planned route. Edward Alderman, in a family photo and in an image from Whitney’s summit.