Rescue crews urge inexperienced or under-resourced hikers to hire a guide when tackling high-altitude peaks like Mt. Whitney, ...

Two hikers were recently rescued while climbing Mt. Whitney. They were carrying an absurd amount of gear – a glimpse of what ...

Inyo County's Search and Rescue team has once again taken to social media to scold a set of hikers who needed assistance ...

The 22-mile round-trip up California’s Mt. Whitney ascends more than 6,000 feet to the summit. The trek is no small feat and a recent ill-prepared expedition served as a reminder of just about ...

Earlier this month, a rather interesting search and rescue operation took place in California, and lessons learned from that ...

The tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney sits on the border of Sequoia National Park and Inyo National Forest. The mountain's summit elevation is 14,494 feet.

Inyo County Search and Rescue listed several things that went wrong before and during the trek up Mount Whitney ...

This summit takes about 15 days to climb and descend, but expedition attempts are rare due to the Wrangell Mountains having some of the coldest harsh weather conditions in North America. 5. Mount ...