Camping-Hiking - Page 29

May 3, 2023

1 Texas climber dead, 1 rescued in national park where rock climbing is banned

A climber was found deceased in a Texas national park on Sunday morning. Search teams also rescued a stranded member of the same party. One rescuer was injured.

May 1, 2023

Utah hiker, 70, fights off mountain lion with a rock after he's ambushed in canyon

Evan Ray Nilsen, 70, recalled how he fought off a mountain lion that knocked him down a hill during a hike in Diamond Fork in Utah's Spanish Fork Canyon last week.

April 30, 2023

Arizona hiker hears woman crying for help, finds her trapped between boulders on 50-foot cliff

A 20-year-old woman told rescuers she was "free climbing by herself" at Pinnacle Peak Park in Scottsdale, Ariz., when she got stuck between two boulders.

April 27, 2023

Oregon dad dies, 3 kids rescued after fall over 200-foot cliff along hiking trail: sheriff

Ryan Acord, 36, died after falling off a 200-foot cliff onto a rocky Oregon beach while trying to rescue his two children and a family friend, officials said.

April 24, 2023

Hawaii hiker dies after tumbling 40 feet on Lanikai Pillbox Trail: reports

First responders in Hawaii responded after a hiker in his 60s suffered a medical emergency and fell 40 feet on the Lanikai Pillbox Trail in Kailua over the weekend.

April 15, 2023

Maine high school student falls to his death in Acadia National Park

A Maine teenager fell around 25 feet to his death on Friday while hiking with friends in the Otter Cliff area of Acadia National Park. Bryce Basso was a junior at Brewer High School.

April 12, 2023

Hikers in England rescued after getting high on magic mushrooms, falling ill on mountain trail

A mountain rescue team in Keswick, England, helped a group of hikers who fell ill after ingesting magic mushrooms at Lake District National Park over the weekend.

April 5, 2023

Utah climber killed under falling ice column after pushing friend out of way, sheriff says

A 41-year-old woman lost her life while saving a fellow climber on Sunday in Duchesne County, Utah, when she pushed the younger woman out of the way of a falling ice column.

March 30, 2023

Arizona woman found dead after falling 20 feet off a cliff

Search and rescuers found the woman's body at the base of a cliff just above the water line after she fell at West Clear Creek in Arizona on Monday, authorities said.

March 22, 2023

New York hiker found dead after 3-day search of nature preserve

Search teams recovered the body of a missing hiker at Mohonk Preserve in Ulster County, New York, on Friday after launching a three-day search across steep, rocky terrain.