The man, 33, and woman, 27, are stuck on an 18 inch ledge about 6,000 feet up on the Ptarmigan Traverse hiking route at Spire Point and have only one sleeping bag and part of a tent to keep them warm.

With the deaths of Mary Cooper and Susanna Stodden lingering in the minds of Seattle-area hikers, the region's outdoor community is dealing this week with another shock -- the loss of Ed Miller ...

It was burning in about the most isolated spot on the map in Snohomish County, near the southern terminus of a 35-mile off-trail climbing route known as the Ptarmigan Traverse. On Wednesday, no ...