Minnesota Hiker Goes Missing in Wyoming Wilderness
CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS AREA, WYOMING, AUG 5 – Multi-agency teams including the Wyoming Army National Guard and local counties continue searching despite extreme terrain and weather, with at least two rescuers needing medical aid.
- Authorities in Wyoming launched a search on August 1, 2025, after Minnesota man Grant Gardner went missing in the Cloud Peak Wilderness area.
- Originally from Minnesota, Grant Gardner, 38, planned a three-day hike in the Misty Moon Lake area and contacted his wife on July 29, 2025, saying he reached the summit.
- Reached at the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office, phone records show he reached the top of Cloud Peak around 9 p.m. on July 29, which raised concerns.
- On the morning of August 2, 2025, search and rescue teams from South Big Horn County, Sheridan County, Johnson County, Washakie County, and Park County, along with aircraft and canine tracking dogs, continued efforts as additional assets arrived by August 4th.
- Amid extreme weather, two rescuers have received medical care as winds, thunder and lightning storms hampered efforts in the Cloud Peak Wilderness area.
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Grant Gardner, a man from Minnesota, has been missing for more than a week after starting a solo walk to the top of Cloud Peak in Wyoming
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