Hiker who set out to climb Mount Whitney for 21st birthday missing 3 weeks later

A hiker who attempted to summit Mount Whitney in November to celebrate his 21st birthday has been missing for weeks.

Now Joseph Brambila is feared dead, according to a nonprofit group that provides assistance to the families of missing hikers.

Brambila set out to climb the 14,505-foot mountain solo on Nov. 10 — and didn’t make it back home as planned on Nov. 13, SFGate previously reported…

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