I climbed the summit of Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the continental United States at 14,505 feet, with friends David and Kathleen. We started at the Whitney Portal trailhead in Lone Pine, CA, ...

A falling rock struck and killed a hiker in North Fork of Lone Pine Creek Trail near Mt. Whitney in California, the third hiker fatality in a week.

A fire is burning near Mt. Whitney, east of the San Joaquin Valley in the Inyo National Forest. Evacuations have been called for areas near Lone Pine.

Some hikes feature jaw-dropping vistas, while others offer up unparalleled insights into natural history. This world-famous ...

A backpacker who went missing on a trek from Mount Whitney to Yosemite Valley was found dead just two miles from his starting point, Inyo County Search & Rescue reported. Harris Levinson had ...

FILE - Seen is the eastern Sierra Nevada, with Mt. Whitney, the largest of three pinnacles at center, near Lone Pine, Calif., on Dec. 21, 2016. A pilot from France who disappeared while hiking ...

A fire is burning near Mt. Whitney, east of the San Joaquin Valley in the Inyo National Forest. Evacuations have been called for areas near Lone Pine.

A fire is burning near Mt. Whitney, east of the San Joaquin Valley in the Inyo National Forest. Evacuations have been called for areas near Lone Pine.