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A Minnesota hiker, Grant Gardner, missing for a month after a climb in Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest, was found dead. His body was discovered near his backpack by a climbing team. Authorities are investigating the cause of death.

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Hiker Is Found Dead in Wyoming After Being Missing for a Month

By Ashley Ahn

Aug. 30, 2025

A man who had embarked on a three-day hike in Wyoming was found dead after being missing for about a month, officials said.

A professional climbing team descending from a mountain peak in Bighorn National Forest on Tuesday noticed a slight reflection that they identified as a backpack underneath a ledge.

The Big Horn County Sheriffโ€™s Office deployed a team the next day and found the body of the hiker, Grant Gardner, 38, who had been missing for a month, near the backpack.

Mr. Gardner of Minnesota had planned a hike in Bighorn National Forest, in the northern part of the state, to climb Cloud Peak, its highest peak with an elevation of greater than 13,000 feet.

He was last in contact with his wife at approximately 7 p.m. on July 29 to tell her that he had reached the summit, according to the sheriffโ€™s office. He wrote in a text that the climb had been more taxing than he had expected and th...

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