Who: 69-year-old Jay Haverstick of Dayton, OhioWhere: Death Valley National Park, CaliforniaHis mistake: Not sure. It looks like he wasn’t prepared for the weather.What happened: A man and an old college roommate were trying to re-create a hike they did 40 years ago in Death Valley National Park. Temperatures during the trip reached 112 degrees. [...]

Who: 41-year-old Gerald Myers, of Centennial, ColoradoWhere: Mt. McKinley, AlaskaHis mistake: UnknownWhat happened: A man making a summit bid of Mt. McKinley with skis is missing and hasn’t been seen a camp at 18,900 feet. The man was climbing with three others. They all camped at 14,200 feet.

The lone man left his camp at [...]

A reader hipped me to more information on the hiker who died on the Skyline trail in Palm Springs.

Apparently the man’s name is Alexander Todd Major from Ohio. He was on the trail with his girlfriend and they decided to turn around at Flatrock. That was their big mistake. They could’ve continued up the trail [...]

Who: A 28-year-old from Orange CountyWhere: Skyline Trail, Palm Springs, CAHis mistake: Not sure. He was found unconsciousWhat happened: A hiker started the grueling Skyline Trail hike at 6 a.m. when he fell ill on the trail. The man was found by rescuers at 1:30 p.m. about 100 feet up the trail. It is unknown [...]

Who: 47-year-old Veslev ChrzaszczWhere: Mt. EverestHis mistake: His body wasn’t ready for the climb, although previous trips might have hinted that he was ready.What happened: A Czech climber died of altitude sickness while ascending Mt. Everest. He fell ill at the 7,027-meter level. He was nearly 2,000 meters short of the summit. The man started [...]

Who: 31-year-old Katrin LehmannWhere: Vernal Fall footbridge, Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaHer mistake: Unknown.What happened: A woman is missing in Yosemite National Park. She was last seen below the Vernal Fall footbridge when she slipped into the river. She hasn’t been seen since.

The woman is 31-year-old, 6 foot tall, 150 pounds, light brown hair and brown [...]

Who: 20-year-old John Erich GistingerWhere: Hidden Falls, Walhalla, South CarolinaHis mistake: He crossed a stream and slippedWhat happened: A man and two other men were at Hidden Falls and climbed the left side of the waterfall. They started wading across the stream. Two men made it across fine, but the third one slipped and fell [...]

Who: Two hikersWhere: Paria Plateau, ColoradoTheir mistake: They broke off from their group to “take pictures.”What happened: Two hikers became lost after separating from their group to take pictures. The two were with a group that was staying at the White Pocket camp area. They were reported missing when they didn’t return to camp after [...]

Who: 40-year-old Wu Wenhong of ChinaWhere: Mt. EverestHis mistake: His body couldn’t handle the high altitude. Nothing he could do.What happened: A Chinese climber who just made the summit of Everest with 11 other Chinese climbers died just below the summit of altitude sickness.

The man was 328 feet below the summit when he became too [...]

Who: Julie Davenport, Kyla Batchelder, Joslyn Phelps and Tim Bergman, all between 20 and 21 years of age.Where: Attitash Mountain, New HampshireTheir mistake: They were unfamiliar with the territory and didn’t plan out their trip.What happened: Four hikers set out for what they thought was an 8-mile loop trail around Attitash Trail. They started their [...]