Yosemite National Park has reportedly descended into chaos since the Oct. 1 government shutdown, with increasing reports of illegal BASE jumping from El Capitan, squatters filling up campgrounds and climbers using the Half Dome cables without permits, according to multiple media reports.

It’s unclear exactly how many federal employees are working in the park, though according to the San Francisco Chronicle, most Yosemite staff have been furloughed since the beginning of the month.

One park employee who spoke to SFGATE on the condition of anonymity to protect their job said that they were only aware of a single volunteer patrolling the entire park.

BASE jumping, the extreme sport of parachuting off fixed structures, like the park’s granite monoliths, was pioneered in Yosemite during the

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