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

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

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, ...

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 ...

Over the weekend, a hiker tragically lost their life on the notoriously steep "99 Switchbacks" of Mt. Whitney's main trail. Lindsey Stine, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Inyo County Sheriff’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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