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CHP helicopter and Cal Fire firefighters rescue hiker with traumatic injury in remote hiking area

Quality video shows CHP helicopter rescuing hiker in Solano County this weekend

By Dave Golder published

Precision skills are required to extract the injured hiker

Hiking
Blackberries growing by a creek

Shirtless hiker missing for 10 days in Santa Cruz Mountains survived on berries and creek water

By Dave Golder published

Lukas McClish thought he’d only be gone for three hours, and was equipped only with a flashlight and scissors

Sea lions in California, USA

Clueless tourist tries to photograph son with sea lions on Californian seafront – it doesn't go well

By Cat Ellis published

If a sea lion starts to stare or fidget, it's a sure sign you're too close

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Black bear running through snow

Sprinting bear nearly wipes out skiers at Tahoe resort

By Cat Ellis published

One skier shared a video of the animal speeding across the run, almost colliding with them

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Mount Baldy, California, USA

What makes Mount Baldy so dangerous?

By Alex Foxfield last updated

After two fatalities in January, including Julian Sands, a British actor, we ask what makes Mount Baldy so dangerous and consider how to mitigate the risk when climbing it

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Hiking trail in Rancho San Antonio County Park, Cupertino, California, USA

Cupertino hiker dies after being hit by falling tree

By Cat Ellis published

The woman was on an expedition with a Boy Scout troop on Sunday when the accident happened

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Mount Baldy, California, USA

Two hikers rescued from Mount Baldy as search for actor Julian Sands continues

By Cat Ellis published

The pair were hiking at high altitude when their equipment failed and they slid on the icy slopes

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Wild flower fields at Lake Elsinore, California, during 2019 superbloom

Want to check out this year's super bloom at Lake Elsinore? There's bad news

By Cat Ellis published

Local authorities have decided to shut hiking trails after the chaos at the last super bloom in 2019

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Sunrise over Mount Baldy, California, USA

You might soon need a permit to hike Mount Baldy after yet another near-fatal accident

By Cat Ellis published

A 71-year-old narrowly avoided serious injury on the slopes where actor Julian Sands went missing over two weeks ago

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View of Mount Baldy, California

British actor Julian Sands reported missing hiking in icy California mountains

By Cat Ellis published

Sands was hiking near Mount Baldy, where 14 people have become stranded or injured in recent weeks

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