A hiker died Sunday after being struck by a falling rock near California’s Mount Whitney, marking the third fatality within one week on the mountain. On Sunday morning, Inyo County Search ...

Park officials said Tom Gerbier, an Air France pilot, seemingly fell off a cliff in an area known as “The Notch” Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been ...

The hikers intended to descend to the Notch. It's located on the right side of the face of Mount Whitney from the Mount Whitney Mountaineer Route.

Saulo Escalante planned to hike California's Mount Whitney in a single day, but was found dead after authorities used cellphone data to pinpoint his location Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: The geographically diverse Alabama Hills are located at the base of Mount Whitney, a film location for many Western movies and TV shows. Hike to natural arches like Mobius ...