January 26, 2021 Las Vegas fire crews rescue hiker injured on 300-foot mountain during ‘white out’ snowstorm Las Vegas fire crews scaled a 300-foot mountain on Monday morning to rescue an injured hiker after "white out" conditions prevented a helicopter from reaching the victim, authorities said.
January 25, 2021 Yosemite hiker's death announced nearly a week after discovery A woman who was declared missing while hiking in Yosemite National Park was found dead the same day, without a public update from the National Park Service.
January 21, 2021 Trash from Mount Everest to be turned into art to highlight garbage problem A new gallery in Nepal is going to showcase artwork made from garbage that has been removed from Mount Everest.
January 4, 2021 Hikers get stuck after breaking coronavirus protocols, get penalized by rescuers The two hikers, aged 21 and 27, defied a Tier 4 lockdown order to travel to a wooded area in the Scottish Highlands.
December 29, 2020 Utah hiker survives 100-foot fall onto cliff ledge, stranded for 5 hours before rescue A hiker in Utah survived a more than 100-foot fall onto a cliff ledge where he lay stranded for over five hours until a fire crew rescued him on Sunday, authorities said.
December 15, 2020 Teen arrested for murder of California woman fatally stabbed while hiking A teenager was arrested in connection with the late-November murder of a California woman who was stabbed to death while hiking along a San Diego-area trail, police recently announced.
December 3, 2020 Australian jogger attacked by kangaroo who may have been attracted by her Sarah Jessica Parker perfume Just like so many HBO viewers in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, it seems that kangaroos, too, are capable of becoming briefly enthralled with “Sex and the City” star Sarah Jessica Parker’s signature accoutrements.
November 23, 2020 Coast Guard rescues lost Oregon hunter who broke ankle in national forest After being faced with a difficult rescue, a Coast Guard crew in Oregon was happy to report a positive outcome.
November 15, 2020 Washington hiker rescued from Mount Rainier dies in ER, is brought back to life A hiker who was rescued after getting lost in a whiteout in a Washington state park “came back from the dead” at a hospital after his heart stopped for 45 minutes, in what doctors are calling an astonishing recovery.
November 13, 2020 National Park Service faces $270M wrongful death claim The family of a women's rights activist from Uganda has filed a more than $270 million wrongful death and personal injury claim against the National Park Service.
