Cpt.Caveman Posted November 13, 2001 Posted November 13, 2001 They were not stealthy enough so they deserved it. Quote
Wallstein Posted November 13, 2001 Posted November 13, 2001 I tried to get an air delivery permit but the pork service wont give them out. Then they go and bust people for not having one. Whats up with that? Those guys definately weren't stealthy enough. But I am not one to talk after making two unauthorized air deliveries without permits during the middle of christmas day a few years back. Luckily my package didn't get stuck on a ledge 500ft up. Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted November 13, 2001 Posted November 13, 2001 I would have at least waited until full on darkness. Pork Service hahahahaha! Quote
willstrickland Posted November 14, 2001 Author Posted November 14, 2001 Big Wall Climbers Arrested in Yosemite for 'Illegal Air Delivery' November 12, 2001 Two big wall climbers were arrested last week for tossing a haul bag off of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. According to the Park Service, on the afternoon of November 3rd, rangers received a report of a BASE jumper hitting the wall near the East Buttress of El Capitan. The reporting persons said that they had seen a white parachute and a person clad in a red jumpsuit hit the wall four times before disappearing from sight. Rangers investigated and just before nightfall were able to spot a white parachute attached to a red climbing haul bag stuck on a ledge on the cliff about 500 feet above the base of the wall. Park Rangers contacted two climbers at the base of the route who had just retreated off the wall. The climbers initially denied any knowledge of the incident, but one of them eventually admitted to throwing the haul bag with a parachute made from a porta-ledge rainfly before they rappelled off. One of the climbers was arrested for making a false report, illegal air delivery, and creating a hazardous condition. The other was cited for creating a hazardous condition and released to appear in court at a later date. Quote
Bob_Clarke Posted November 14, 2001 Posted November 14, 2001 These incidents had nothing to do with smoking dope. yeah Quote
kevin Posted November 16, 2001 Posted November 16, 2001 Not that its really that important, but as I heard the story they weren't even bailing. They tossed the bag from the top of the east ledges. Quote
haireball Posted November 16, 2001 Posted November 16, 2001 climbers who throw things off walls in heavily-travelled climbing centers ought to be lynched with their belay ropes! they ought to be, at the very least, prosecuted for reckless endangerment! these jokers got off too easy! Quote
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