If you’re thinking about applying for a permit to hike Whitney and wonder how to train, here’s what I did. 1. Frequent short conditioning hikes (1,500-3,500 feet in elevation, 1-2 hours each) ...

It may not come as a shock when I tell you that hiking to the summit of Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain peak in the Lower 48, won’t be easy. First, you’ll need to navigate the complex permit ...

Mt. Whitney in Inyo County is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States at 14,505 feet. There are more mountains above 14,000 feet in Colorado, but California has the tallest.

Missing Hiker Found Dead After 1,000-Foot Fall from Mt. Whitney in California's Sequoia National Park Park officials said Tom Gerbier, an Air France pilot, seemingly fell off a cliff in an area ...

Mt. Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous U.S., reaching an elevation of 14,505 feet. More than 25,000 visitors per year seek to summit Mt. Whitney, according to the National Park Service.

Mount Whitney is one of 14 peaks above 13,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada, and some are easily visible from the summit. The return hike was decidedly quicker and easier.

The Southern Sierra’s record snowpack may have contributed to a deadly accident on 14,505-foot Mount Whitney this month. On Tuesday, October 17, Tom Gerbier, a 38-year-old Air France pilot from ...

Mt. Whitney, about four hours north of Los Angeles, is the tallest point in a breathtaking wall of granite that rises more than 10,000 feet, almost straight up, ...

A 14-year-old boy remains in a coma at Sunrise Children's Hospital in Las Vegas, more than a week after falling 120 feet ...

Mt. Whitney in Inyo County is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States at 14,505 feet. There are more mountains above 14,000 feet in Colorado, but California has the tallest.