A dad of two has died after falling from a trail while climbing one of the tallest mountains in the United States.

A hiker on Mount Whitney's main trail died after slipping on a notoriously steep section of granite en route to the summit.

Paul "PJ" Ortiz Jr. was climbing Mount Whitney in the Eastern Sierra mountains when he fell from a cliff in an infamous area ...

What makes anyone turn back on a mountain? The wind biting at your face like a thousand needles-or the gut-deep knowledge ...

The post Hiker Got Mad Her Friends Reached The Mountain Summit Before Their Group Trip, So She Backed Out Of The Plans Out Of ...

Jornet, one of the world’s most accomplished mountaineers and a former record-holder in Alaska’s Mount Marathon race, did ...

Skydive California offers an opportunity to get a glimpse of the 209 from 10,000, 13,000, and 15,000 feet with corresponding ...

Also in June, a 14-year-old Santa Clarita boy suffered severe injuries when he began hallucinating and walked off a ledge ...

The incident took place around 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, when authorities were alerted that an unidentified hiker had ...

Severe weather complicated a multi-day effort to recover the body of a hiker who fell to his death along Mt. Whitney's ...

A man fell to his death on Mount Whitney over the weekend, Inyo County Search and Rescue reported Monday. According to a ...

October 28, 2025 – Inyo County Search & Rescue officials report that just before 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 25, 2025, Inyo County Search and Rescue (SAR) received a report of a possible fatality ...