Enlightening, controversial ideas on weight training, diet, exercise, running, biking, home workouts and more. The Legal Hurdle Helliwell admits that the jump was not a good idea - she jumped in the dark, and the jump was illegal.
Illegal jumps are more covert and more hasty, and therefore involve higher levels of risk.
According to jumpers, however, overly restrictive land use policies make it near impossible for BASE jumpers to legally practice their favorite sport. One of the most popular sites is in Moab, Utah. Then there's Bridge Day, a day of legal jumping from the 876-foot New River Gorge Bridge in Fayettville, W.Va. Beyond that, jumpers face a tough battle because many of the best jump sites are on land that is managed by the National Park Service. Since the agency prohibits BASE jumping, some of the most scenic spots in the U.S. are off limits to the sport.