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 ...

Two climbers who were reported missing on Mt. Whitney's experts-only Mountaineer's Route on Tuesday have been found dead. Andrew Niziol, 28, of South Lake Tahoe, and Patty Bolan, 29, were identified ...

No one has reported seeing Joseph Brambila, 21, since he disappeared on Mt. Whitney on Nov. 11. He had climbed the peak ...

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 Inyo County Sheriff's Office said it got a call around 8:30 p.m. on May 7 about two overdue hikers. The hikers had intended to descend to the Notch. It's located on the right side of the face of ...

A body was spotted on the route to the peak, according to a nonprofit group that helps families of lost hikers.

Update, May 17: The hiker was Sahaj Singh Saggu, 26, of Santa Rosa, according to the Press Democrat. He owned Speer’s Market in Forestville. Original story: A hiker on Mount Whitney’s east flank was ...