During federal shutdown, Yosemite BASE jumpers are taking flight

In a rare display, BASE jumpers have been spotted flying off of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley in broad daylight all week long ...

Squatters, illegal BASE jumpers invade Yosemite amid federal shutdown

A little over a week since the Oct. 1 shutdown of the federal government, videos and photos have surfaced on social media ...
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BASE jumper dies after leaping from 6,000-foot mountain, Washington cops say

Mount Baring in Washington is pictured. A 40-year-old BASE jumper was found dead on the mountain. Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office A BASE jumper was found dead after leaping from the top of a ...

Daredevil livestreams his own death as he base jumped from top of perilous mountain

An Italian daredevil live streamed his own death after he BASE jumped off Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps. The man, who was named locally as Armin Schmieder, 28, took the fatal leap off the peak which is ...

Inquiry finds Daredevil Baumgartner’s paragliding death due to human error

An inquiry found that extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner’s death in a paragliding accident was caused by human error.