After multiple helicopter and ground operations, officials said, they successfully found and recovered the dead individual.

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

A young hiker filmed a YouTube video on the slopes of Mount Whitney in November — and has not been seen since he indicated he ...

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

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 ...

A hiker has been missing for days after setting out to hike the tallest mountain in California, rescuers said. Now, authorities are searching for clues about his whereabouts. On Oct. 17, Tom Gerbier ...

A hiker was killed near Mt. Whitney on Sunday after being struck by a falling rock, marking the third fatality within a week near California’s highest peak, authorities said. The hiker was in the ...

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 ...

Oct. 21 (UPI) --The body of an Air France pilot has been found on Mt. Whitney in California after he was apparently involved in a hiking accident, National Park Service officials say. Tom Gerbier was ...

A French pilot was found dead hiking in California after a two-day search in Mount Whitney, the National Park Service said Friday. Tom Gerbier, 38, reportedly fell 1,000 feet during a hike at ...