Inyo County Search and Rescue has received multiple calls in the past two weeks from hikers who were stuck at nightfall ...

I was lacing up my hiking boots by 12:05 a.m. “We’ve started up a few switchbacks on the old Mount Whitney Trail. I’m already too hot and have to ditch my insulated jacket. Just passed a ...

I leaned in silence against Mt. Whitney’s granite rock face, taking in the view soon after finishing a series of 99 grueling switchbacks. During that roughly two-mile stretch, I was giddy.