Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hiker died trying to summit Mount Whitney solo after their partner turned back, search and rescue officials said. The hiker’s ...

A hiker died on Mt. Whitney over the weekend after continuing to ascend when their partner turned around around 12,500 feet. They split up around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, and when the continuing hiker failed ...

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 ...

Yet another wholly optional death on a tall mountain. A hiker ignored his companions' concerns and kept going on their own. I have been fascinated with mountaineering deaths and what motivates ...

(KTXL) – An overdue hiker was found dead Monday on California’s Mount Whitney after a search and rescue operation involving multiple agencies, according to the Inyo County Search and Rescue. The Inyo ...

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 ...

A hiker died trying to summit Mount Whitney solo after their partner turned back, search and rescue officials said. The hiker’s body was found about 400 feet from the top of California’s highest peak, ...