A man hiking solo on the snowless runs of Taos Ski Valley was attacked by a mountain lion last week.

Adam Wheat, 29, was hiking when he heard a hissing sound behind him. When he turned around, a mountain lion lunged at him and scratched his chest.

The man was able to hike down and [...]

A hiker spent a cold night on Mount Olympus after becoming lost and dehydrated. A helicopter was launched to the scene and located the man but it was getting dark and a rescue had to be delayed.

Instead, the chopper dropped a package with rations for the hiker who was forced to spend the night on [...]

A pair of hikers became stuck on a ledge after wandering around Bonita Falls (pictured above) in the San Bernardino mountains.

They hiked to the lower falls but decided to climb up to the second falls. That’s when they became stuck on a ledge with no way to go up or down safely. A search and [...]

Thanks to Bergschlawiner of Seattle Mountain Rescue for sending in this story.

While climbing the 3,379-meter high Grosser Löffler in Zillertal, a 51-year old man and his daughter were carried 400 meters by an avalanche and buried. The accident happened near the mountain’s summit when the entire flank of the mountain avalanched.

The man, who was also [...]

A 58-year-old woman died after falling from Dewerstone Rock (pictured above) on Dartmoor this weekend.

The woman was climbing with a novice climber when the accident happened. Rescue was called to the scene and tried to resuscitate the woman, but all attempts failed. She was using climbing equipment and authorities are focusing their investigation to see [...]

A 19-year-old accomplished scout died after falling 50 feet from Arthur’s Seat, an 823-foot volcano in Edinburgh, UK.

Mark Muir, who was also an experienced climber who has climbed the equivalent of 60,000 feet, somehow lost his footing and fell. He left the trailhead with a group of friends, but hiked back alone ‘cause he needed [...]

The 20-year-old hiker who was missing yesterday after a day hike with his church group was found at 9:15 a.m. this morning.

Francisco Franco was sitting on a boulder when he was spotted by a rescue helicopter. The chopper plucked him off the mountain and carried him to safety.

Franco had enough food and water throughout the [...]

A man in his 20s may be missing on Mt. Baldy, a 10er in Southern California. A church group was on a day hike in the Ice House Saddle area of the mountain and didn’t realize they were one man down until they reached the trailhead.

The lost hiker was part of a 15-person group. The [...]

A rescue chopper that had difficulty locating a fallen climber was assisted by 16 children, ages 10 and 11, who formed a human arrow to direct the chopper to the accident scene.

The children noticed the helicopter hovering above them and wandering aimlessly around the Roaches (pictured above) in the UK. Nearby, a climber fell 15 [...]

Ten campers were stranded on Askom Mountain in British Columbia when heavy rain and thick clouds disoriented the campers’ chaperone who decided to spend a cold night on the mountain.

The 40-year-old chaperone, a 7-year-old girl and 8 teenagers were part of a larger group from a local Christian private school. For some reason the group [...]