A hiker died after slipping and falling off a cliff on Mount Whitney's infamous 99 Switchbacks section on Saturday. The ...

A dad of two has died after falling from a trail while climbing one of the tallest mountains in the United States.

The incident took place around 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, when authorities were alerted that an unidentified hiker had ...

A man fell to his death on Mount Whitney over the weekend, Inyo County Search and Rescue reported Monday. According to a ...

Over the weekend, a hiker fell in the “99 Switchbacks” section of Whitney's main trail, according to the Inyo County ...

Paul "PJ" Ortiz Jr. was climbing Mount Whitney in the Eastern Sierra mountains when he fell from a cliff in an infamous area ...

Over the weekend, a hiker tragically lost their life on the notoriously steep "99 Switchbacks" of Mt. Whitney's main trail. Lindsey Stine, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Inyo County Sheriff’s ...

A hiker on Mount Whitney's main trail died after slipping on a notoriously steep section of granite en route to the summit.

Also in June, a 14-year-old Santa Clarita boy suffered severe injuries when he began hallucinating and walked off a ledge ...

Severe weather complicated a multi-day effort to recover the body of a hiker who fell to his death along Mt. Whitney's ...

October 28, 2025 – Inyo County Search & Rescue officials report that just before 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 25, 2025, Inyo County Search and Rescue (SAR) received a report of a possible fatality ...

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 ...