Extreme heat has caused several hiking deaths this summer. Here's how to stay safe. With extreme heat blanketing much of the United States, outdoor excursions can quickly turn deadly.

However, hiking in extreme heat presents unique challenges and risks that require careful preparation and awareness. The following tips will help you to safely navigate hot weather hikes and ...

"When hiking in hot weather, you will lose more water and salts through sweat than usual, and it's important that both of these are replaced. I like to carry at least 2 liters [half a gallon] of ...

To prepare for heat, become acclimatized to hot weather. You can do so by taking short, easy hikes in warm weather, progressing up to longer, more difficult hikes in hot weather.

What are the dangers of hiking in the heat? If you go hiking – or do any vigorous activity – outdoors during hot weather your body has a built-in cooling mechanism: sweating.

There are benefits to hiking in the heat of July and August, from fewer crowds to flourishing bird, animal and plant life. How to prepare for a hot hike, and why it's worth it.

The weather is getting hotter, and for those who like to go hiking, ABC-7 spoke with a park ranger at the Franklin Mountains State Park for tips on staying safe outside.

When it comes to hiking safely in hot weather, she said it’s important that dogs be left at home as they sweat through their paws and it might not be clear they’re suffering from heat ...

Living in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains and having completed the brutally challenging Marathon des Sables, Alice Morrison ...

But I live in Boise, Idaho, where summers are hot and dry. Most of the summer, the trails are empty after 10 am, because the blistering heat is too much to bear. The clothes I have to pick from ...

A crisp breeze, a light dusting of snow and unobstructed views of the park and its many inhabitants — a winter hike can be an experience like no other.