A wildfire has forced the closure of Mount Whitney’s eastern trailhead. Hikers are being evacuated, and some have had to abandon their cars. The Inyo Creek Fire, believed to have been started by ...

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

The National Park Service on Friday confirmed the death of a hiker who had been missing since Wednesday while climbing Mount Whitney in California. The man, a French national identified as Tom Gerbier ...

If you’re hoping to climb Mt. Whitney in 2023, Wednesday is the beginning of the drama. That’s when U.S. Forest Service officials open the monthlong lottery for permits at Recreation.gov. The lottery ...

Last July, a recently divorced writer who had found solace in hiking took on a towering challenge: Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states. By Peter Eavis Peter Eavis joined The Times ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Rescuers were searching Sunday by land and ...