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It is in the land of the free I'm aware that BASE jumping is banned in US National Parks (and it's been argued that this increases the risk [1]), but it doesn'
by manarth 9y ago
It is in the land of the free
I'm aware that BASE jumping is banned in US National Parks (and it's been argued that this increases the risk [1]), but it doesn't seem to be banned generally in America (see Perrine Bridge, or Bridge Day, for example [2]).
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/may/22/did-rules-not-risk-cause-dean-potters-base-jumping-death https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/may/22/did-rules...
[2] http://www.nerverush.com/base-jumping-locations-plan-jump/ http://www.nerverush.com/base-jumping-locations-plan-jump/
- base698 9y agoMost of the safe wingsuit flights are in national parks. The Perrine is fun but it's not a 3000 ft mountain with waterfall views on the way down.