150 years ago this month, the first successful summit of Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the lower 48 states, was reached. Then the fight for a name began. Mt. Whitney in Inyo County is the highest ...

The final stretch of our climb to the top of California’s historic snowpack was so steep only the front points of our crampons were in contact with the mountain. Beneath our heels was nothing but air.

I left the Whitney Portal Trailhead right at midnight, the sheer granite gorge brightening under another starry night in California's spectacular High Sierra. Elevation at the trailhead is just under ...

A hiker, who was reported missing in California's Sierra Nevada mountains in the last week of December, was found dead at an elevation of 12,000 feet, officials say. "At this time, no further details ...

LATEST Jan. 5, 1:39 p.m. Following a dayslong investigation, Inyo County Search & Rescue found Taylor Rodriguez dead approximately half a mile northwest from Upper Boy Scout Lake on Mount Whitney, ...