Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The return of snow has already claimed a life on the tallest mountain in the continental United States, with the death of a hiker ...

A hiker died on Mount Whitney last weekend, falling off a cliff on a steep part of the trail, Inyo County Search & Rescue said. South Bay mother of twins dies days after husband from crosswalk ...

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 ...

Mt. Whitney isn't your typical mountain. You would think that the tallest peak in the lower 48 states would be in Colorado — where 58 mountains rise over 14,000 feet — or at least somewhere in the ...

Joseph Brambila vanished on Mt. Whitney a month ago. Searches for Brambila were stymied by deep snow, but Inyo County announced Monday it recovered a body that resembles that of the young hiker. This ...

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 ...

INYO COUNTY, Calif. — Officials in California have confirmed a San Antonio man was found dead along a high-elevation trail at Mt. Whitney. Saturday, the Inyo County Search and Rescue said on Facebook ...