Dean Potter, one of the most revered rock climbers of all time, died in a BASE-jumping accident in May 2015 David Cannon/Laureus via Getty Dean Potter is known as one of the most prolific rock ...

Tragedy brings this 'man versus nature' hobby into spotlight, but enthusiasts say it isn't just a pursuit of madmen and daredevils The way they tell it, BASE jumpers are not maniacs with death wishes.

Three BASE jumpers in Yosemite National Park have been sentenced and fined, and in one case, the person was banned from the park for two years. These convictions are from 2024 and 2020, and don't ...

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. A small group of BASE jumpers ...

Three men were convicted for illegally taking BASE jumps at Yosemite National Park where the activity has been illegal since the mid-1980s. All three were fined and two were given jail time. “We do ...

A climber filmed BASE jumpers leaping illegally from Yosemite’s El Capitan during the government shutdown. Charles Winstead said he saw more than eight people jumping over several days. Park staffing ...

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You are standing at the edge of a cliff. In a few moments, you will jump. Once you take that step off solid ground, you will experience a fleeting free fall until—if all goes to plan—the parachute ...

A BASE jumper was safely rescued after he was seen dangling precariously from a cliff wall in the Kane Creek Area of Moab, Utah. The 43-year-old man crashed into the wall around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, ...