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

Ryan Wach and his son Zane summited the mountain on June 10 via the Mountaineer's Route, a shorter but more technically advanced trail compared to the popular Mount Whitney Trail.

The teenager began to hallucinate, claiming to see 'snowmen and Kermit the Frog', before walking towards the edge of the ...

Exclusive: “I made a motion to try to grab him, but...he was too far,” Zane Wach’s distraught Dad, Ryan, told The Independent ...

A solo female climber was nearing the summit of California’s second-tallest mountain last week when she fell, injuring her ...

Mount Whitney is seen from the Alabama Hills in 2005. On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the bodies of two hikers who went missing after summiting the state’s tallest peak were recovered following a 24 ...

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

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.