The hiker was reported missing Monday after failing to descend the mountain and reunite with a hiking companion, who had ...

A hiker died trying to summit Mount Whitney solo after their partner turned back, search and rescue officials said. The hiker ...

The hiker was found by an extremely steep, icy, treacherous section below the summit where climbers have slipped and died in ...

The hiker was found dead this week on the “Final 400” section of Mt. Whitney's Mountaineer's Route. Here's how to hike it ...

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 ...

The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office recovered a body on Mount Whitney on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. A hiker who attempted to summit the peak has been missing for weeks. Photo from Ross Stone via Unsplash ...

A hiker was found dead after he soldiered on to climb the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States — while his partner turned back. The Inyo County Search and Rescue (SAR) team — a volunteer ...

A body recovered on Mount Whitney has been identified as a 21-year-old hiker who went missing in November. Joseph Brambila vanished during an attempt to summit California’s highest peak solo to ...

Mount Whitney is one of those places that quietly sits at the top of many adventure wish lists. Standing tall at 14,505 feet (4,421 metres), it is the highest peak in the contiguous United States and ...