Austin King’s fingers were frozen and he couldn’t see clearly in the fog as he stood alone atop 11,000-foot Eagle Peak in Yellowstone National Park. Ruthless wind and sleet had hammered him en ...

The father of a missing Yellowstone hiker has shared a despairing update on the “hardest part of the journey in my life” as ...

Austin King, 22, was last in contact with his mom and dad on September 17 after he climbed to the summit of Eagle Peak in Wyoming — Yellowstone’s highest mountain. But after reaching the summit of the ...

Timmons previously was the Page One layout and news editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press before joining the Star Tribune in 2005. He's a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Wis.) graduate.

Austin King, 22, made it to the summit of Eagle Peak, the highest mountain in Wyoming, on September 17. But after reaching the 11,372-ft summit he has not been seen or heard from since.

A volunteer team drew up a detailed rescue plan that involved taking experienced climbers to Eagle Peak to help locate 22-year-old Austin King. But it has emerged they were given a hard “no ...

Austin King embarked on a solo hike in a remote corner ... was up against as he climbed more than 11,000 feet to summit Eagle Peak. “There’s cliffs everywhere, there’s crevices, there ...

A volunteer team drew up a detailed rescue plan that involved taking experienced climbers to Eagle Peak to help locate 22-year-old Austin King. But it has emerged they were given a hard “no” by the US ...

"Unfortunately this year, the viewing conditions will be affected" by a nearly full moon, said Shyam Balaji of King's College London ... per hour under ideal viewing conditions. This year's peak ...