Mount Whitney draws thousands each year. Here’s how to hike California’s tallest peak safely, from permits and routes to gear ...

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 ...

Yet another wholly optional death on a tall mountain. A hiker ignored his companions' concerns and kept going on their own. I have been fascinated with mountaineering deaths and what motivates ...

Snow blankets Mt. Whitney in 2019. A third death this season was reported on the peak, which is the highest in the contiguous United States. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Another hiker has ...

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 ...

The hiker had successfully summited Mount Whitney during the summer of 2025, and was attempting it again for his 21st birthday, according to a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families ...

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 ...

A hiker died trying to summit Mount Whitney solo after their partner turned back, search and rescue officials said. The hiker’s body was found about 400 feet from the top of California’s highest peak, ...