In the thin mountain air, some people develop acute ... and we all made it to the boulder field at Whitney’s peak at just shy ...

For those who knew Rodriguez, his sudden decision to tackle Mount Whitney, with a 14,505-foot summit and the highest peak in the continental United States, was as baffling as it was devastating.

Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the "lower 48" states, according to National Park Service, and is the eleventh highest peak in the country. It lies on the boundary between the Sierra ...

Taylor Rodriguez, 29, set out to hike Mount Whitney, a 14.505' peak in California, in late December but failed to return home to his friends and family. The young man was hiking solo. Authorities ...

At 14,494 feet high, Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the continental United States, the National Park Service said. It’s located in Sequoia National Park, about an 80-mile drive southeast ...