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
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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Jan Davis was a parachutist who died in a fall at Yosemite’s El Capitan in 1999. She leaped from the top of 3,200-foot El Capitan in a protest organized in response to the June 9 death of a man who parachuted off the same peak and drowned in the river below while trying to flee rangers.
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Jan Davis was a parachutist who died in a fall at Yosemite’s El Capitan in 1999. She leaped from the top of 3,200-foot El Capitan in a protest organized in response to the June 9 death of a man who parachuted off the same peak and drowned in the river below while trying to flee rangers.
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On October 22, 1999, 60-year-old Jan Davis, a veteran BASE jumper from Santa Barbara, California, leapt from the top of El Capitan, a 3,200-foot granite monolith in Yosemite National Park. She wasn’t just chasing adrenaline—she was protesting the National Park Service’s ban on BASE jumping, hoping to prove the sport could be done safely. She was the fourth of five jumpers in the demonstration. The first three landed successfully. But Davis, fearing her gear would be confiscated, borrowed unfamil
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On October 22, 1999, 60-year-old Jan Davis, a veteran BASE jumper from Santa Barbara, California, leapt from the top of El Capitan, a 3,200-foot granite monolith in Yosemite National Park. She wasn’t just chasing adrenaline—she was protesting the National Park Service’s ban on BASE jumping, hoping to prove the sport could be done safely. She was the fourth of five jumpers in the demonstration. The first three landed successfully. But Davis, fearing her gear would be confiscated, borrowed unfamil
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Hauntmare on Instagram: "Jan Davis Yosemite BASE Jump Tragedy (1999): Fatal El Capitan Protest and Safety Debate In 1999, veteran BASE jumper Jan Davis joined a protest against the National Park Service ban on BASE jumping at Yosemite National Park. The demonstration was organized to show that the extreme sport could be performed safely by highly trained professionals. Davis and four other experienced jumpers planned to leap from El Capitan, one of the world’s most famous BASE jumping locations,
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terrifying _secreats | In 1999, veteran BASE jumper Jan Davis was killed during a protest jump from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park aimed at challenging the... | Instagram
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@disturbing.tapes on Instagram: "On October 22, 1999, veteran BASE jumper Jan Davis climbed to the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park to take part in a protest against the park’s ban on BASE jumping. The goal was simple: demonstrate that the jumps could be performed safely. One by one, several jumpers launched themselves from the cliff, landing without incident as crowds and media looked on from below. Jan Davis was the fourth to jump. Instead of using her own trusted parachute, she
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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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Follow for more archival footage edits ⬆️ When experience meets tragedy. On October 22, 1999, veteran BASE jumper Jan Davis, 60, joined four others in a protest jump from Yosemite’s El Capitan, opposing the National Park Service’s ban on BASE jumping. Her message was simple — that the sport could be done safely with proper oversight. But on her leap, the borrowed parachute she used failed to deploy properly, sending her into a fatal fall before hundreds of onlookers. It was meant to show that BA
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Thescaryfact ™ on Instagram: "On October 23, 1999, Jan Davis, an experienced BASE jumper, leapt from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. The jump was part of a protest against the proposed ban on BASE jumping in the park. Tragically, Davis’s parachute failed to open. She died instantly in front of shocked onlookers, and her death only strengthened the case for banning the sport in Yosemite. 👉 For more haunting last photos and extreme sports tragedies, follow @thescaryfact."
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Haunted History on Instagram: "The Jan Davis incident in October 1999 refers to the death of Jan Davis, a seasoned parachutist and stunt jumper, during a protest jump at Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan on 23 October 1999. Davis, a 60-year-old from Santa Barbara, California, was taking part in a group of BASE jumpers attempting to demonstrate that cliff jumps could be done safely despite the park’s strict ban on such activity. Witnesses reported that while the first three jumpers landed witho
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0dd Crimes on Instagram: "On October 22, 1999, experienced BASE jumper Jan Davis climbed to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park as part of a planned protest against the park’s ban on BASE jumping. The idea was to prove the jumps could be done safely. Several jumpers leapt before her and landed successfully while spectators and media watched from below. Jan Davis jumped fourth. Instead of using her own familiar parachute equipment, she wore borrowed gear because she feared her persona
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@interesting.always on Instagram: "In October 1999, professional stuntwoman and BASE jumper Jan Davis (age 60) was killed during an illegal jump from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Her jump was part of an organized act of civil disobedience intended to protest the National Park Service’s air-delivery regulation 36 CFR 2.17(a), which makes BASE jumping illegal in national parks without a permit.  Yosemite had previously allowed BASE jumping on a trial basis in 1980, but the park later dis
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Back in history events on Instagram: "In 1999, experienced BASE jumper Jan Davis took part in a protest against the National Park Service’s ban on BASE jumping at Yosemite National Park. The demonstration aimed to prove that the sport could be performed safely by trained professionals, with jumpers leaping from El Capitan. Davis used borrowed equipment to avoid confiscation, but the gear differed from what she normally used. Most critically, the ripcord was mounted on her leg strap instead of th
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