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Nine Chicago‑Area Hikers Rescued After Getting Lost on Kentucky’s Indian Staircase

Volunteers used GPS coordinates to find the group and guided them down a steep, unofficial route with rope lines.

Extreme Heat Warning Forces Phoenix Trail Closures as Rescues and Death Investigations Rise

Australian Thru‑Hiker Found Dead in Tetons While Attempting Continental Divide Trail

Review Finds Hiker Killed in Defensive Grizzly Attack at Glacier National Park

IGBC Finds Defensive Grizzly Attack Killed Hiker on Mount Brown Trail

Utah Hiker Killed by Lightning Near Summit of American Fork Twin Peaks

Hiker Is Rescued on Mount Kearsarge and Accepts Proposal During Evacuation

Missing Massachusetts Hiker, 61, Found Dead on Remote New Hampshire Trail

Hypothermia Confirmed in Mount Marcy Hiker’s Death After 911 Call

Police Identify Mount Marcy Hiker as Brianna Mohr, 21, in Hypothermia Death

Drone Spots Hiker Trapped in Quicksand at Arches, Rescuers Free Him in 20-Degree Cold

Lost Hiker Rescued From Cliff in Kentucky's Red River Gorge

Arizona Deputies Airlift Injured Dog From Canyon at Battleship Rock

Bear Spray Thwarts Glacier Bear Encounter as Lake Janet Campground Closes

Search Enters Seventh Day for Minnesota Hiker in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains

Helicopter Video Shows Dramatic Long-Line Rescue of Teen Hikers at Point Reyes

Repeated Falls on Mount Rinjani Prompt Safety Overhaul

Bear Encounter Kills Veteran Greek Hiker in Fraktou Forest