A woman in Mount Rainier saw something she didn’t understand—a hiker carrying a large barrel on her back. The truth is, well, gross.

Glacier National Park announced that a hiker, a woman who was hiking with a group, tripped and fell to her death from the Highline Trail.

Rescuers ended up helping an injured thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail as well as a bonus injured hiker they came across on the trail.

A social-media video of some gummy bears perched on the Knife Edge becomes a funny video of a mountain goat on the side of the 14er.

North America is home to tens of thousands of different kinds of plants. Knowing what some of them are can make a difference. Especially when it comes to avoiding poison ivy and other harmful plants.  So how well do you know your plants? A recent plant quiz online is asking about two common plants in [...]

It took seven hours and some special harnesses, but a team pulled off a unique rescue of several dogs from a Colorado 14er.

Rescue efforts are ongoing for a missing hiker, Grant Gardner, who hasn’t been seen or heard from in two weeks.

A British hiker exploring the Italian Dolomites has a hefty bill to pay after calling for a rescue. The hiker is fined $16,000 after becoming trapped on a closed trail. The 60-year-old hiker, who has not been identified, was illegally on the trail. That’s according to multiple media reports. The hiker ended up calling for [...]

A month after a young American hiker went solo into the Pyrenees, authorities found his body in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park.

A solo hiker went missing in Norway for nearly a week. He survived after a clue that his wife found helped search crews locate him.