BASE Jumpers Take Advantage of Shutdown, Flock to Yosemite

Illegal BASE Jumpers Head to El Capitan During Shutdown

With the federal government shuttered, Yosemite National Park's usual restrictions have loosened in practice, giving thrill-seekers new opportunities. On the first day of the shutdown, climber Charles Winstead, perched on El Capitan, saw several BASE jumpers parachuting from the iconic, 3,000-foot cliff—a rare sight given the usual ban,...

Here's Who Is Not Minding the Schumer Shutdown: Yosemite BASE Jumpers

Yosemite Park sees surge in illegal BASE jumping amid government shutdown.

BASE Jumpers Take Advantage of Shutdown, Flock to Yosemite

Yosemite National Park is seeing a sharp rise in illegal BASE jumping and other banned activities as the prolonged federal shutdown strains enforcement — a surge conservatives say proves White House warnings about security lapses when government operations stall. The National Park Service on Friday announced the conviction of three individuals for illegal BASE jumping inside Yosemite National Park, part of a noticeable increase in lawbreaking du…

In federal shutdown, illegal BASE jumping booms at Yosemite

Illegal Yosemite BASE Jumpers Plead Guilty

Three BASE jumpers were convicted in federal court for illegally jumping from rock faces in Yosemite National Park, the National Park Service announced Friday. Despite the activity being banned in all national parks since the mid-1980s, reports of BASE jumping and other violations have surged during the recent government shutdown. Yosemite’s superintendent, Raymond McPadden, emphasized the park’s zero-tolerance stance on illegal activities, comm…

Drone pilots are behaving badly in national parks like Yosemite

SF Gate reported Drones are buzzing over national parks like Yosemite despite a federal ban — and the government shutdown is making things worse. Read on http://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-drone-pilots-in-national-parks-21114340.php