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.

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 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 ...

Scott Frankson was base jumping over the Superstition Mountains in Arizona on Sunday when his parachute ripped and caught onto a sharp rock. A BASE jumper somehow managed to survive a 180-feet fall ...

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 ...

The National Park Service on Friday announced the conviction of three people caught BASE jumping in Yosemite. The convictions stem from incidents dating back to 2020, and were announced as a reminder ...

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 ...

‘Point Break,’ which premieres on Christmas, makes BASE jumping history. Five wing suited pilots navigate “The Crack” in Switzerland. In 1991, Point Break brought action sports into the mainstream and ...

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 ...