EditorialJulie Paterson, a trip organizer, and Jacobus Nederpelt, a hiker, at the summit of a 650-foot ascent through a mountain pass in Egypt, Nov. 15, 2019. (Sima Diab/The New York Times)
EditorialIn a photo provided by the Scottsdale Fire Department, emergency services help to rescue hikers in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. (Scottsdale Fire Department via The New York Times) — EDITORIAL USE ONLY —
EditorialA thru-hiker walks along a burned portion of the Pacific Crest Trail in the Klamath National Forest and the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Northern California, on Aug. 18, 2022. (Mason Trinca/The New York Times)
EditorialSupplies used by Brianna Campbell and Jordan McDonald to hike around Cheyenne Canyon in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 4, 2022. (Adam Pawlikiewicz/The New York Times)
EditorialRescuers with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department carry out an injured hiker on Mount Washington. (New Hampshire Fish and Game Department via The New York Times)
EditorialA hiker enjoys a view of Somes Sound from Parkman Mountain in Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, Maine, July 8, 2014. (Sara Fox/The New York Times)
EditorialPeople visit a socially distanced cooling center at the public library in Sacramento, Calif., where the temperature reached 109 degrees on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)