3 California hikers trusted AI on Mount Shasta; ended up stranded overnight

Hikers and rescuers make their way down Mount Shasta after the group became stranded during their descent. / Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Three novice hikers from Roseville, California, were rescued from Mount Shasta after an attempted summit climb that they had planned with substantial help from Google's Gemini AI turned into a dangerous overnight ordeal. The three men expected their ascent to take about eight hours and carried food and water based partly on that plan. Instead, they reached the 14,179-foot summit at about 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, well beyond the recommended noon turnaround time. Their descent took place in darkness, and they eventually wandered off route into the Mud Creek Canyon drainage. One hiker injured his knee after a fall, their phone used for navigation lost power and the group spent the night without adequate food, water, warm clothing or emergency shelter before Forest Service climbing rangers reached them the next morning.California hikers began climb with an AI-assisted planThe three men left the Clear Creek Trailhead on Mount Shasta's southeastern side on Saturday, August 29, and established a base camp at about 8,400 feet. According to the U....