The stone building atop Mt. Whitney, the 14,505-foot peak above Lone Pine, Calif., is on many hikers' bucket lists. (Mary Forgione) You've trained and you scored permits in the annual lottery, but you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The stone hut atop Mt. Whitney was built in 1909. (Mary Forgione / Los Angeles Times) Sometime around 3 a.m. on July 5 last summer ...

Mount Whitney draws thousands each year. Here’s how to hike California’s tallest peak safely, from permits and routes to gear, timing.

LONE PINE (CBS SF) -- More than a dozen aftershocks to continued to ramble through the eastern Sierra near Mount Whitney Thursday, forcing rangers to delay searching for possible victims and assessing ...

Last July, a recently divorced writer who had found solace in hiking took on a towering challenge: Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states. By Peter Eavis Peter Eavis joined The Times ...

The first step on the challenging trail to the 14,505-foot summit of Mt. Whitney begins months ahead of time when thousands enter a lottery for a trail permit. This year’s online lottery, delayed by ...