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How to Scale Mighty Mount Whitney in Under 24 Hours
MEN'S JOURNAL via Yahoo News· 10 months agoI left the Whitney Portal Trailhead right at midnight, the sheer granite gorge brightening under another starry night in California's spectacular High...
Climbing to the Top: An Adaptive Athlete’s Journey to Resilience on Mount Whitney
Women's Running via Yahoo News· 1 year agoClimbing Mount Whitney ("Tumanguya" to the Indigenous Newe, or Shoshone) became a bucket list peak...
USS Mount Whitney heading to Eastern Mediterranean
Navy Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe U.S. 6th Fleet command-and-control ship Mount Whitney is heading to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to support U.S. operations there, the Navy...
The Struggle To Ski The Lower 48's Tallest Peak In June
POWDER Magazine via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMount Whitney, standing tall at 14,505 ft., is the highest mountain in the Lower 48. It's also...
French pilot dies after 1,000-foot fall from Mount Whitney during LA stopover
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA French pilot was found dead hiking in California after a two-day search in Mount Whitney, the...
Lingering Sierra Snowpack May Have Led to a Death on Mount Whitney
Outside via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThis article originally appeared on Outside On Tuesday, October 17, Tom Gerbier, a 38-year-old Air...
Navy Presence Off Israel Grows as USS Mount Whitney Deploys to Region with Senior Admiral Aboard
Military.com via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Navy's fleet commander in Europe and the command-and-control ship USS Mount Whitney are...
Why the US Navy needs dedicated command ships
Defense News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen there is talk of flat budgets and ship reductions, the U.S. Navy inevitably suggests the retirement of its dedicated command ships — in particular...
Air France pilot falls off cliff to his death while hiking California's towering Mount Whitney
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA pilot from France who disappeared while hiking California's towering Mount Whitney was found dead...
Hiker set out to climb the tallest mountain in California — then vanished, rescuers say
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 6 months agoA hiker has been missing for days after setting out to hike the tallest mountain in California,...