Yosemite BASE jumpers are illegally leaping off El Capitan during government shutdown
Yosemite BASE jumpers are illegally leaping off El Capitan during government shutdown
7 months ago
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Video shows people base jumping off Yosemite’s El Capitan
Video shows people base jumping off Yosemite’s El Capitan
6 months ago
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Video shows people base jumping off Yosemite’s El Capitan
Video shows people base jumping off Yosemite’s El Capitan
6 months ago
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Climbing El Capitan | El Capitan Routes | What You Need to Know
Climbing El Capitan | El Capitan Routes | What You Need to Know
May 25, 2024
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Charles Winstead was scaling the 3,000-foot granite wall of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley this week when an unfamiliar flapping sound erupted overhead and startled him. BASE jumping, the sport of leaping from fixed objects like buildings or cliffs and then parachuting to the ground, was pioneered in Yosemite National Park in the 1970s. While it has been effectively verboten there since the 1980s, BASE has continued to occur in secret. Read more at the link in our bio. A small group of BASE jumpe
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Charles Winstead was scaling the 3,000-foot granite wall of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley this week when an unfamiliar flapping sound erupted overhead and startled him. BASE jumping, the sport of leaping from fixed objects like buildings or cliffs and then parachuting to the ground, was pioneered in Yosemite National Park in the 1970s. While it has been effectively verboten there since the 1980s, BASE has continued to occur in secret. Read more at the link in our bio. A small group of BASE jumpe
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It appears some illegal BASE jumpers are taking advantage of the government shutdown in Yosemite. A trail runner and climber making his way up El Capitan spotted people illegally parachuting from the peak in early October. BASE jumping is prohibited in national parks, but enforcement is currently difficult with the park having to furlough many of its staff amid the shutdown. For the latest in Bay Area news, weather and sports: https://abc7news.com/ | ABC7 News
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It appears some illegal BASE jumpers are taking advantage of the government shutdown in Yosemite. A trail runner and climber making his way up El Capitan spotted people illegally parachuting from the peak in early October. BASE jumping is prohibited in national parks, but enforcement is currently difficult with the park having to furlough many of its staff amid the shutdown. For the latest in Bay Area news, weather and sports: https://abc7news.com/ | ABC7 News
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Jan Davis’s Last Jump: The Tragedy of El Capitan #shorts
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El Capitan's Most Tragic Jump Ever Recorded
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History on Instagram: "In 1999, veteran BASE jumper Jan Davis tragically lost her life during a protest at Yosemite National Park, organized to challenge the National Park Service’s ban on BASE jumping. The demonstration was intended to prove that BASE jumping can be performed safely by trained professionals. Davis and four other expert jumpers planned to leap from El Capitan, one of Yosemite’s most iconic cliffs. The first three participants completed their jumps successfully, but Davis’s attem
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Understanding All Things on Instagram: "Jan Davis was an experienced BASE jumper who died in 1999 after jumping from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Her parachute failed to deploy properly, and she was killed on impact. The jump was illegal at the time, as BASE jumping had been banned in the park for years due to repeated fatalities. Investigations and eyewitness accounts suggested a deployment malfunction, possibly involving line twists or a pilot chute issue, leaving her with too little
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Spill History | Jan Davis was an experienced BASE jumper who di*d on October 22, 1999, after jumping from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. At the... | Instagram
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Only True History on Instagram: "On October 22, 1999, Jan Davis, a seasoned BASE jumper, ascended El Capitan in Yosemite National Park to take part in a protest against the park’s ban on the sport. The demonstration was meant to show that BASE jumping could be done safely. Several jumpers went before her and landed without incident as spectators and media looked on. Davis was the fourth to leap. Out of concern that her personal parachute rig might be confiscated by rangers after landing, she cho
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Uncovered Live Moments on Instagram: "In October 1999, 60-year-old veteran parachutist Jan Davis stood atop Yosemite’s towering El Capitan, dressed in a striking black-and-white striped suit. She was one of five jumpers staging a dramatic protest against the National Park Service’s ban on BASE jumping—an act of civil disobedience meant to end in arrest. One by one, each jumper hurled themselves from the cliff’s 3,200-foot height, floating toward the valley floor to await rangers. Davis, the four
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On October 23, 1999, Jan Davis—an experienced and respected BASE jumper—leaped from El Capitan in Yosemite as part of a demonstration against a proposed ban on the sport. Moments into her descent… | The Business Guy
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