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19-Year-Old Killed by Lightning Near Mount Timpanogos Summit

The fatal strike highlights how fast mountain storms form and that small summit shelters do not protect people from lightning.

18-Year-Old Hiker Crawls Toward Summit Before Evacuation on Mount Washington

33-Year-Old Rock Climber Dies After Fall at Castle Rock in Big Bear

20-Year-Old Hiker Dies After Medical Emergency on Mount Monadnock

18-Year-Old Hiker Dies After Heat Collapse on Bright Angel Trail

Hiker, 53, Dies on Mt. Wilson Trail in Second Fatality This Week

Hiker Identified After 30-Foot Fall on Mount Wilson Trail

Texas Hiker Identified After Fatal Angels Landing Fall at Zion

Coast Guard Airlifts Two Injured Hikers From Mount Ellinor After Multi-Agency Rescue

Body of Missing Hiker Eryn VanAcker Recovered From North Fork of American River

19-Year-Old Identified After Three Deaths on Mount Baldy as Trail Closures Begin

Three Hikers Found Dead on Mount Baldy After Winds Halt Rescue

Utah Father Charged With Child Torture and Aggravated Child Abuse After Rescue From Mountain Hike

Sheriff Updates Big Cottonwood Rescue: 4-Year-Old Still Critical, 8-Year-Old Released

Two Hikers Airlifted After 45-Foot Fall at Kentucky’s Courthouse Rock

Texas Cruise Passenger Identified in Fatal Fall on Juneau’s Mount Roberts

Teen Suffers Severe Burns After Breaking Through Crust Near Lone Star Geyser

Grand Canyon Hiker Dies on South Kaibab Trail During Extreme Summer Heat

14-Year-Old Hiker Extubated After 120-Foot Fall on Mount Whitney

Bodies of New York Father and Daughter Recovered on Maine’s Mount Katahdin