Editing BASE jumping (section)

== Legality ==
[[File:BASE jumping - Perrine Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|A BASE jumper leaving the [[Perrine Bridge]] in [[Twin Falls, Idaho]]]]

BASE jumping is generally not illegal in most places. However, in some cases such as building and antenna jumps, jumping is often done covertly without the permission of owners, which can lead to charges such as trespassing. In some jurisdictions it may be permissible to use land until specifically told not to. The [[Perrine Bridge]] in [[Twin Falls, Idaho]], is an example of a man-made structure in the United States where BASE jumping is allowed year-round without a permit.

In U.S. National Parks, BASE jumping is allowed pursuant to the terms of a special use permit.<ref>{{cite web |title=36 CFR 2.17a3 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2004-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2004-title36-vol1-sec2-17.pdf |website=govinfo.gov |access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref> There is no record of the U.S. National Parks granting a permit for BASE jumping, with the sole exception of a permit granted for the annual Bridge Day event in New River Gorge National Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Has a permit been issued for parachuting from a mountain in a National Park in the past 20 years? |url=https://baseaccess.org/faq |website=BASE Access FAQ |publisher=BASE Access |access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref> Other U.S. public land, including land controlled by the [[Bureau of Land Management]], does not ban BASE jumping, and there are numerous jumpable objects on BLM land.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/2092301/no-restrictions-apply |title=The Last Bastion of Outdoor Outlaws |date=22 Jun 2016 |publisher=Outside Online |access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>

The legal position is different at other sites and in other countries. For example, in Norway's [[Lysefjord]] (from the mountain [[Kjerag]]), BASE jumpers are made welcome.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Iversen |first=Nicklas |date=2023-05-09 |title=BASE Jumping In Norway |url=https://thenorwayguide.com/base-jumping-in-norway/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=thenorwayguide.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Iversen |first=Nicklas |date=2023-05-02 |title=Lysebotn Travel Guide: Where To Stay, What To Do, And Where To Eat |url=https://thenorwayguide.com/lysebotn/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=thenorwayguide.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Many sites in the European Alps, near [[Chamonix]] and on the [[Eiger]], are also open to jumpers. Some other Norwegian places, like the [[Troll Wall]], are banned because of dangerous rescue missions in the past.<ref name=":0" /> In Austria, jumping from mountain cliffs is generally allowed, whereas the use of bridges (such as the [[Europabruecke]] near [[Innsbruck]], [[Tirol (state)|Tirol]]) or dams is generally prohibited. Australia has some of the toughest stances on BASE jumping: it specifically bans BASE jumping from certain objects, such as the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/bridge-base-jumper-faces-charges-if-he-lives-20050415-gdl4r7.html|title=Bridge BASE jumper faces charges if he lives|date=2005-04-14|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2018-10-17}}</ref>