Zane Wach, 14, was taken off of ventilators during his ongoing medically-induced coma nearly a month after the boy wandered ...

Ryan Wach said his son Zane Wach, 14, experienced altitude sickness while climbing California's Mount Whitney and seemed to ...

The health update comes after the 14-year-old walked off the edge of Mount Whitney while hoking with his father after ...

The father of Zane Wach, 14, says hallucinations prompted his son to question whether he was dreaming before he fell from a ...

Two climbers attempting to climb the East Buttress on Mount Whitney on Saturday, Sept. 21, became stranded midway up the route because of snow and ice, triggering an extensive rescue mission led ...

Mount Whitney. At more than 14,500 feet in elevation, Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the "lower 48" states, according to National Park Service, and is the eleventh highest peak in the ...

It is unclear whether the father and son reached the summit, but any travelers reaching altitudes of 8,000 feet — sometimes lower — are susceptible to altitude sickness and symptoms.