Latest Hiking News
A paraplegic man in Brazil is lifted into the clouds on one of Rio de Janeiro's hardest trails
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s perhaps Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trail, featuring one particularly daunting section requiring a perilous scramble that can cause hikers to freeze up with fright. But this week, Ezequiel da Luz, a 40-year-old paraplegic, traversed jungle and...
Bill seeks trails and cabins, not pickleball courts and hotels, for Florida state parks
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state's environmental agency faced bipartisan backlash over a proposal to develop golf courses, pickleball courts and hotels at state parks. Now, a Republican lawmaker wants to make sure those ideas are squashed for good. ...
Hiker dies in White Mountains after falling in icy conditions
LINCOLN, N.H. (AP) — A 44-year-old New Hampshire man has died while hiking in the White Mountains after falling in icy conditions, according to state officials. The state's Fish and Game Department said Saturday that Christopher Huyler of Littleton New Hampshire had not returned...
A hiker dies in a fall at Arches National Park in Utah
MOAB, Utah (AP) — A hiker died in a fall on a popular trail at Arches National Park in Utah. The 68-year-old man from Paramus, New Jersey, fell about 30 feet (9 meters) Tuesday morning, park officials said in a statement. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. The...
American hiker found dead on South Africa's Table Mountain
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An American woman who went missing while on a hike on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa has died and her body has been recovered, authorities said on Monday. The woman has been identified as a 20-year-old student from North Carolina named Brook...
