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 ...

I left the Whitney Portal Trailhead right at midnight, the sheer granite gorge brightening under another starry night in California's spectacular High Sierra. Elevation at the trailhead is just under ...

Rescuers recently saved three hikers on Mount Whitney in two separate incidents — including a man who called for help after falling on icy ground. Inyo County Search and Rescue helped a hiker who had ...

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 ...

May is the start of the prime hiking season for the highest peak in the lower 48 states. By William P. Davis Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states, saw three fatalities over the ...

The preseason lottery for permits to hike Yosemite’s Half Dome opened on Tuesday, and applications will be accepted all month. A similar lottery for Mount Whitney will close on March 15. HALF DOME ...

The National Park Service on Friday confirmed the death of a hiker who had been missing since Wednesday while climbing Mount Whitney in California. The man, a French national identified as Tom Gerbier ...

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 ...

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