Over the weekend, a hiker fell in the "99 Switchbacks" section of Whitney's main trail, according to the Inyo County Sheriff's Department.

Over the weekend, a hiker tragically lost their life on the notoriously steep "99 Switchbacks" of Mt. Whitney's main trail. Lindsey Stine, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Inyo County Sheriff’s ...

The incident took place around 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, when authorities were alerted that an unidentified hiker had ...

Paul "PJ" Ortiz Jr. was climbing Mount Whitney in the Eastern Sierra mountains when he fell from a cliff in an infamous area ...

Severe weather complicated a multi-day effort to recover the body of a hiker who fell to his death along Mt. Whitney's ...

A hiker on Mount Whitney's main trail died after slipping on a notoriously steep section of granite en route to the summit.

Also in June, a 14-year-old Santa Clarita boy suffered severe injuries when he began hallucinating and walked off a ledge ...

A hiker died after falling from an icy trail and plunging over a cliff on a California mountain, rescuers say. Inyo County ...

October 28, 2025 – Inyo County Search & Rescue officials report that just before 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 25, 2025, Inyo County Search and Rescue (SAR) received a report of a possible fatality ...

A man fell to his death on Mount Whitney over the weekend, Inyo County Search and Rescue reported Monday. According to a ...

Oct. 21 (UPI) --The body of an Air France pilot has been found on Mt. Whitney in California after he was apparently involved in a hiking accident, National Park Service officials say. Tom Gerbier was ...