The National Park Service (NPS) on Friday announced three recent convictions for illegal BASE jumping in Yosemite.

“We do not tolerate illegal activity in Yosemite National Park,” Yosemite National Park Superintendent Raymond McPadden said. “Our law enforcement rangers remain efficient, effective and vigilant 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."

BASE jumping is prohibited in all national parks, but a small number of people engage in illegal jumps each year, "often placing themselves, rescuers and other visitors at serious risk," the NPS said.

North Dome

On July 15, 2024, U.S. Park Rangers located Christopher Durrell at Mirror Lake after receiving a report that two people had jumped from an area near North Dome. Durrell admitted to BASE jumping from the Porcelain Wall and pleaded guilty.

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