Sometime around 3 a.m. on July 5 last summer, as I drove along Whitney Portal Road, I thought about a lyric from Phoebe Bridgers’ album "Punisher." “Why would somebody do this on purpose when they ...

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 ...

R escuers 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 ...

GRANADA HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- At just 4 years old, Mathew and Arabella Adams have already reached some amazing heights, including reaching the top of Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in the ...

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 ...

A Texas man who had gone missing while hiking in the Eastern Sierra has been found dead near the Mount Whitney trail. Saulo Escalante. (Inyo County Search and Rescue) Saulo Escalante, 36, apparently ...

FRESNO, Calif. — 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 ...