A BASE jumper makes an illegal jump in the pre-dawn morning from El Capitan.  When he landed, park rangers were waiting for him and things took an unimaginable turn.  Hear Ranger Bonnie describe that day, and another event that occurred just 3 months later with a similar outcome.

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Correction: When Yosemite Became Protected Land

Sources:
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/page/Mag15lastbase/frank-gambalie-lived-died-base-jumping-espn-magazine-archives

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/policy/upload/NPS_Guidance_Memo_BASE_Jumping.pdf

https://www.hcn.org/issues/47-12/deaths-renew-calls-for-national-parks-to-rescind-base-jumping-bans/

Videos:
Jan Davis BASE jumpFrank Gambalie Interview