Wellington -
A Czech tourist has been found in a remote high-country hut in New Zealand where she waited a month to be rescued after her hiking partner fell and died, police said Thursday.
San Rafael -
Slain yoga teacher Steve Carter sent a text message to his wife moments before he was murdered on a Marin County hiking trail last year, according to testimony heard Monday at the start of a murder case against two West Coast drifters.
The family of a Canadian hiker, Prabhdeep Srawn, believes their loved-one, missing 3 weeks in the Snowy Mountains of Australia, is likely still alive. They say the army reservist is a well-trained survivalist and are offering money to have him found.
Vultures devoured the body of a 52-year-old woman minutes after falling from a cliff in France. The woman was hiking with friends in the Pryrenees on April 14 when she fell more than 980 feet to her death from the hiking trail.
Bangor -
Just four days after helping to rescue a drowning 16-year old girl off the coast of Wales, Prince William piloted a helicopter to rescue an injured Canadian hiker in Northern Wales.
Switzerland's highest court threw out an appeal by a man who had been fined, and ruled that local authorities may impose penalties on others hikers who choose to travel about in the nude.
Yosemite National Park's Half Dome is more than just a spectacular view from the top. It can also be a challenging hike with the inherent dangers of being atop a huge granite boulder.
The Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy valleys have been dangerous this year due to the amount of snow melt occurring recently. The rivers and streams have been running heavy and very cold the past few weeks.
Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is famed throughout the world as a hike of incredible beauty and views and accessible to many who might not be up to a more difficult hike.
Steve Fossett went missing more than a year ago, and despite an intensive search, he was not found. Now, a hiker has found some of Fosset’s items in California.
After the disappearance of Meredith Emerson on New Years Day and the downward spiral into the discovery of her brutal murder, a recent report has uncovered an interesting piece on who Gary Hilton might have been.
