A body recovered on Mount Whitney has been identified as a 21-year-old hiker who went missing in November. Joseph Brambila vanished during an attempt to summit California’s highest peak solo to ...

Weeks after a hiker went missing during his attempt to summit Mount Whitney solo, searchers have recovered a body on California’s highest peak, officials said. Joseph Brambila set out to climb the ...

Rescuers recently saved three hikers on Mount Whitney in two separate incidents — including a man who called for help after falling on icy ground. Inyo County Search and Rescue helped a hiker who had ...

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 ...

A hiker died on Mount Whitney last weekend, falling off a cliff on a steep part of the trail, Inyo County Search & Rescue said. 8 California high school athletes out on a run hit, injured by car in ...

The hiker had successfully summited Mount Whitney during the summer of 2025, and was attempting it again for his 21st birthday, according to a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families ...

The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office recovered a body on Mount Whitney on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. A hiker who attempted to summit the peak has been missing for weeks. Photo from Ross Stone via Unsplash ...