Mastodawn

btw, the body of that kid who got lost was also recovered in December (Joseph Brambila). On the "99 Switchbacks" area, as suspected.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-15/mt-whitney-rescue-team-finds-body-missing-hiker

#SearchAndRescue #SAR #MtWhitney

Mt. Whitney rescue team finds body that may be that of missing hiker

The Inyo County Sheriff’s office announced Monday it had recovered a body resembling that of a young male hiker missing since November, Joseph Brambila.

Los Angeles Times

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AI6YR Ben Jan 22

"...A rescue team located the hiker during an aerial search, recovering the body from the north face of Mt. Whitney, below the notorious “final 400” stretch, a dangerously steep chute along the route that is particularly challenging to navigate in the winter months. ..."

#searchandrescue #SAR #MtWhitney

AI6YR Ben Jan 22

Another fatality on Whitney

LA Times: Mt. Whitney hiker who forged on after friend turned back is found dead

"...The hiker was reported missing Monday after failing to descend the mountain and reunite with a hiking companion, who had decided the prior afternoon to turn around early due to safety concerns, according a post from Inyo County Search & Rescue. The hiker who was later found dead had decided Sunday afternoon to continue onward alone. ..."

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-22/hiker-dies-mt-whitney-third-fatality-of-season

#fatality #hiking #SearchAndRescue #SAR #MtWhitney

Mt. Whitney hiker who forged on after friend turned back is found dead

The hiker was reported missing Monday after failing to descend the mountain and reunite with a hiking companion, who had decided the prior afternoon to turn around due to safety concerns.

Los Angeles Times

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AI6YR Ben Dec 12

View from Trail's Crest down slope... completely filled with snow at the moment. Snow was deposited after the hiker went missing. Sentinel-2 satellite 12/11/2025. #SearchAndRescue #SAR #RemoteImaging #MtWhitney

AI6YR Ben Sep 20, 2025

LA Times: With just days of cash left, remote California hospital nears crisis point

"...Located in Lone Pine, a town at the base of Mt. Whitney with just 1,300 residents, Southern Inyo Healthcare District is the only hospital within a nearly 60-mile radius. It’s the closest stop for injured hikers and dehydrated tourists visiting Whitney or nearby Death Valley, which regularly receives more than 1 million visitors per year. Without it there would be a 136-mile stretch between the next closest hospitals in the eastern Sierra Nevada...."

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-20/with-just-days-of-cash-left-remote-california-hospital-nears-crisis-point

#hiking #backpacking #mtwhitney #deathvalley #healthcare #hospitals

Financial problems could force closure of one of Inyo County's two hospitals

The hospital’s financial distress comes as rural hospitals across the country face rising costs related to labor and supplies as well as projected future decreases in revenue from federal Medicaid cuts.

Los Angeles Times

nationalparks Sep 4, 2025

Mount Whitney in and out of the clouds today. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/whitney.htm and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/recreation/trails/mt-whitney-trail and https://www.mountwhitneyforum.com/ and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #nationalforest Image credit Mt. Whitney Portal Hotel, Hostel, and Store #usfs #forestservice #sequoia #inyo #nationalpark #trail #mountain #mtwhitney #clouds #lonepine

Pinpoint Where App Aug 21, 2025

Travel Trivia: The highest (Mt Whitney) and lowest (Badwater Basin) points in the contiguous United States are only 136 kms (85 miles) apart in California.

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Vaughn Hannon Mar 4, 2025

Achievement unlocked. Highest point, 14,505' in Oct 2022, and lowest point, -282' in March 25, in the lower 48 states. #mtwhitney #badwaterbasin #deathvalley