Oct 23, 1999 · Jan Davis, 60, was one of five jumpers who planned to leap from the top of 3,200-foot El Capitan in the Friday protest, organized in response to the June 9 death of a man who parachuted off …

On Friday, October 22, 1999 Jan Davis, 60, died while attempting a BASE jump from El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. Davis' jump was part of an organized act of ...

Aug 20, 2024 · The final moments of a base jumper before she leapt to her death from a peak in Yosemite National Park were tragically caught on camera. Jan Davis, from Santa Barbara, had been …

Oct 23, 1999 · Jan Davis, a 60-year-old Santa Barbara resident, was the fourth of five jumpers in the protest, which was organized in response to the June 9 drowning death of a jumper who successfully …

1999-10-25 04:00:00 PDT YOSEMITE -- Friday's fatal plunge by parachutist Jan Davis during a protest of Yosemite's ban on stunt diving from El Capitan caused anger, grief and recrimination over the ...

This video recounts the tragic story of BASE jumper Jan Davis, who fell from El Capitan during a protest against the National Park Service's ban on BASE jumping in 1999. The incident serves as a stark …

Aug 23, 2024 · The final moments of a base jumper before she tragically plunged to her death from a peak in Yosemite National Park were captured on camera. Jan Davis, hailing from Santa Barbara, was …

Oct 22, 1999 · Sanders told them that Davis usually pulls a cord on her back; on the borrowed suit, the cord was on her leg.Also, since BASE jumpers don't have time to open a second chute from such low …

Oct 22, 1999 · Davis, the fourth jumper, hit a pile of rocks at the base of El Capitan after her parachute failed to open. Davis fell for 20 seconds; the first jumper took about four minutes to float down into …

In 1999, experienced BASE jumper Jan Davis participated in a protest against the National Park Service’s ban on BASE jumping at Yosemite National Park. The demonstration aimed to showcase the ...