The hiker continued their ascent after their partner turned back.

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

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

Weeks after a hiker went missing during his attempt to summit Mount Whitney solo, searchers have recovered a body on California’s highest peak, officials said. Joseph Brambila set out to climb the ...

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 ...

(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 ...

It was August 2013, and we were clambering up the majestic and regal unrealness that is Mt. Whitney, a mountain both inviting and unforgiving in its margin for errors. That was the first time we'd ...

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 ...

Another hiker has died while attempting to summit the highest peak in the contiguous U.S., marking the third reported death on Mount Whitney this season.