These Hikers Brought 150 Pounds of Gear to Hike Mount Whitney. It Didn’t Go Well.
After SAR rescued two heavily-laden, inexperienced hikers from the Lower 48's highest peak, they had some strong advice to ...
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Two Rescued Backpackers Offer a Glimpse of What NOT to Do When Hiking Mt. Whitney
Two hikers were recently rescued while climbing Mt. Whitney. They were carrying an absurd amount of gear – a glimpse of what ...
"Have humility and self-awareness" – unprepared Mt. Whitney hikers call for help after waking to find shoes filled with snow
Rescue crews urge inexperienced or under-resourced hikers to hire a guide when tackling high-altitude peaks like Mt. Whitney, ...
After 18 hours of uncertainty trapped on icy mountain face, Mt. Whitney climbers are rescued
three other hikers had to be rescued from Chocolate Lakes near Bishop, he said. The Whitney climbers set out from the base of ...
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Two hiking with 150 lbs of 'new gear' and 5 gallons of water rescued on 14,505-foot peak
Earlier this month, a rather interesting search and rescue operation took place in California, and lessons learned from that ...
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Two Rescued Backpackers Offer a Glimpse of What NOT to Do When Hiking Mt. Whitney
Two hikers commenced the trek from the Mt. Whitney trailhead in the dark at 6 p.m. They planned to spend the night at Lone Pine Lake – a three-mile hike and 1,700-foot elevation gain – and ...