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Father, 2 Sons Freeze
to Death on Hiking Trail

Jan 15, 2013 5:50 PM CST

Father, 2 Sons Freeze to Death on Hiking Trail

Dad rejected a ride back to lodge

(Newser) - On a weekend trip that was a surprise anniversary gift for his wife, an outdoors-loving Air Force veteran ventured out with two of his sons for a hike on a remote trail. Clad only in light jackets and sweaters, the three apparently didn't know how rapidly the weather would...

Hikers' Skills Helped Them Survive in Montana Park

Oct 16, 2012 5:10 PM CDT

Hikers' Skills Helped Them Survive in Montana Park

2 Virginia residents were stranded for days

(Newser) - Rangers in Montana's Glacier National Park say two hikers from Virginia who were safely rescued after being stranded there for days in bad weather were well-prepared for harsh, wintry conditions. Chief Ranger Mark Foust said in an email that Jason Hiser and Neal Peckens, both 32, had the right...

Autistic Man Survives
3-Week, 40-Mile
Desert Ordeal

Jul 13, 2012 1:30 PM CDT

Autistic Man Survives 3-Week, 40-Mile Desert Ordeal

William LaFever ran out of food, ate frogs and roots

(Newser) - An autistic man lived on a few frogs he caught and roots as he wandered for weeks in the remote Escalante Desert of southern Utah until being rescued, emaciated but alive. William Martin LaFever, 28, of Colorado Springs, told rescuers that in addition to the bits of food he scavenged,...

US Hikers Get Hitched

May 6, 2012 9:32 AM CDT

US Hikers Get Hitched

Shane Bauer had proposed to Sarah Shourd in Iran prison

(Newser) - It's a love story that stood the test of an Iranian prison: Sarah Shourd and Shane Bauer, best known for taking a wrong turn while hiking, have gotten married in California, reports the BBC . Friend and fellow captive Josh Fattal served as best man, and the couple is said...

Utah Men Busted
for Deadly Traps
on Hiking Trail

Apr 24, 2012 3:07 AM CDT

Utah Men Busted for Deadly Traps on Hiking Trail

Booby traps were designed to harm hikers, police say

(Newser) - Police in Utah believe it was only luck that prevented booby traps set up along a popular hiking trail from killing or maiming somebody. One trap was designed to swing a 20-pound spiked boulder at a hiker's head while the other would cause the victim to fall on sharpened...

Fog Strands 1.2K
Everest Hikers

Nov 4, 2011 10:28 AM CDT

Fog Strands 1.2K Everest Hikers

Flights canceled, they spend four days in foothills

(Newser) - A heavy fog has shrouded the only Mount Everest-area airport, shutting down flights and leaving some 1,200 foreign hikers stranded in the foothills. A few have caught helicopter rides out of the area, but many have spent four days at an altitude of 9,200 feet, living in Tenzing-Hillary...

Oregon Hunter Shoots Hiking Marine Mistaken for Bear

Oregon Hunter Shoots Man Mistaken for Bear

Oct 22, 2011 3:57 PM CDT

Oregon Hunter Shoots Man Mistaken for Bear

Hiking Marine dies from single .270-caliber bullet

(Newser) - A member of the US Marine Corps Reserves was shot and killed in Oregon after authorities say a hunter mistook him for a bear. Christopher Ochoa, a 20-year-old from French Camp, Calif., and a friend were hiking through a field in Western Oregon on the way to Silver Creek Falls...

Hikers Back on US Soil

Sep 25, 2011 10:59 AM CDT

Hikers Back on US Soil

Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal land in New York on long-awaited return home

(Newser) - After a wait of more than two years, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are back on US soil. The pair, best known as stray hikers imprisoned in Iran, touched down at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York today at 11am EDT on the first leg of their long-awaited...

Hikers' Path to
Freedom Hits Snag

Sep 18, 2011 8:22 AM CDT

Hikers' Path to Freedom Hits Snag

Vacationing judge means they'll wait until at least Tuesday

(Newser) - After more than two years in an Iranian prison, Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer's imminent bid for freedom has been put on hold—by, of all things, a vacationing judge, reports the AP. Attorney Masoud Shafiei says the $1 million bail deal that would free the American hikers is...

Iran: Not So Fast
on Hiker Release

Sep 14, 2011 6:26 AM CDT

Iran: Not So Fast on Hiker Release

Judiciary contradicts Ahmadinejad

(Newser) - Hold the ticker tape, because Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal might not be coming home after all. Iran's judiciary posted a statement on its website today denying Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's assertion that the Americans were about to be released, though it said that "the request of the lawyer...

Missing Hikers
Shot to Death
in Afghanistan

Sep 5, 2011 11:55 AM CDT

Missing Hikers Shot to Death in Afghanistan

Bodies found today in the Hindu Kush mountains

(Newser) - Two Germans who disappeared nearly three weeks ago while hiking in the Hindu Kush mountains were shot to death, a police general said today. A rescue team reached the bodies in the late afternoon after a four-hour trek on foot from the main road, and found the two men with...

Grandpa Busted for Forcing Kids on Hikes From Hell

Sep 2, 2011 2:56 AM CDT

Grandpa Busted for Forcing Kids on Hikes From Hell

Grandchildren whipped, deprived of water in Grand Canyon ordeals

(Newser) - A 45-year-old Indiana grandfather has been charged with child abuse after trying to toughen up his three grandsons with brutal hikes in the Grand Canyon, according to park rangers. He was busted after rangers and tourists observed him abusing the boys, ages 12, 9, and 8, MSNBC reports. The boys...

US Hikers' Lawyer: We'll Appeal

Aug 21, 2011 9:26 AM CDT

US Hikers' Lawyer: We'll Appeal

Hillary Clinton calls for their immediate release

(Newser) - Iran is attracting some attention after it sentenced American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal to eight years in prison yesterday. The duo's lawyer is vowing an appeal, saying, "I will use entire legal capacity to defend them." He has 20 days to do so, and the...

Iran Gives Hikers 8 Years

Aug 20, 2011 8:47 AM CDT

Iran Gives Hikers 8 Years

Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal convicted of espionage, illegal entry

(Newser) - Iran's state TV is reporting that two American men already held for two years in Tehran have been sentenced to 8 years in jail each on charges of espionage and illegal entry. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal have been held since July 2009 after being taken into custody on...

Hiker Plunges to Her
Death at Yosemite

Aug 2, 2011 7:17 AM CDT

Hiker Plunges to Her Death at Yosemite

Hiker Hayley LaFlamme was descending Half Dome

(Newser) - Less than two weeks after three hikers were swept over Vernal Fall , another woman has died at Yosemite National Park. Hayley LaFlamme, 26, had reached the Half Dome summit—a treacherous hike that can take as long as 12 hours to finish—and was descending Sunday when she reportedly lost...

Iran May Release Hikers: Lawyer

Jul 30, 2011 8:31 AM CDT

Iran May Release Hikers: Lawyer

Says Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal may be freed tomorrow

(Newser) - The lawyer for two Americans jailed in Iran on charges of espionage says his clients could be released after a court hearing slated for tomorrow. Masoud Shafiei said today the fact that the session in the trial of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal would coincide with the second anniversary of...

Hiker Falls to Death
Trying to Save Dog

May 3, 2011 4:45 PM CDT

Hiker Falls to Death Trying to Save Dog

South Carolina man plunges 125 feet; dog regained footing, is OK

(Newser) - A hiker in South Carolina died after plummeting 125 feet in an attempt to save his dog, the AP reports. The dog stumbled on a ledge while on a hike with architect David Lewis and Lewis' girlfriend. When Lewis sought to save his pet—who regained its footing and survived—...

Muhammad Ali
to Iran: Free
the Hikers!

Mar 17, 2011 9:13 AM CDT

Muhammad Ali to Iran: Free the Hikers!

Says he's willing to make a trip there to secure their release

(Newser) - Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer have an intriguing ally in their corner: Muhammad Ali. The Greatest quietly sent a letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last month asking him to release the captive American hikers, and now he's going public with it. "Please show the world the compassion I know...

US Hikers in Iran
Plead Not Guilty

Feb 7, 2011 2:00 AM CST

US Hikers in Iran Plead Not Guilty

Court procedure drags on for 5 hours

(Newser) - Two American hikers imprisoned in Iran pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges that included trespassing and spying. UC Berkeley grads Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer have been held in an Iranian prison for 18 months after they were busted for allegedly straying across the border during a 2009 hiking trip....

Hikers Go on Trial in Iran

Feb 6, 2011 6:43 AM CST

Hikers Go on Trial in Iran

Case goes forward without Sarah Shourd present

(Newser) - An Iranian court today began the closed-door trial of the three American hikers it accuses of espionage, reports the AP, in spite of repeated pleas for leniency from the hikers' families and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad alike. Iran last week demanded the return of Sarah Shourd, currently free on bail, but the...