Man jumps from top of Zion Overlook Trail

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Published 2008-03-15
There we are at the top of Zion National Park via Canyon Overlook Trail, when he climbs over the rail and JUMPS! Answers to questions - I have no footage of the jumper prior to jumping. We saw him on the trail but had no reason to believe he was anything other than a fellow hiker. This was meant to be a family video and the two hiking are my wife and son. After landing, the jumper walks up a hill to the left to the road. The voices you hear while he is falling are fellow hikers that I don't know.
All Comments (21)
  • @toymachiney
    Imagine picking up the bag with your lunch in instead
  • @KidPersepolis
    Anyone else got this gem recommended to them in 2024?
  • @theslowwalker
    Some people will do anything to avoid hiking down a steep trail. Looks like fun!
  • @ats-3693
    Then the walk out to where his car is parked is actually way harder than the walk from his car up to where he jumped from.
  • @abelstrd
    He probably looked around once he reached the ground again and said; "okay, now I go rock climbing."
  • @tima.478
    Life dangles by the thinnest of threads on a daily basis...no need to go tugging on the string!!!
  • @kaycampbell8532
    It's beautiful but I feel woozy even looking at this video. I could never walk there.
  • @CMV314
    You intentionally left out the part where he has a parachute.
  • @headfullofacid8088
    I know a guy who BASE jumped from the top of Comcast 1 in Philadelphia and broke BOTH of his legs upon landing and had to hobble on his 2 broken legs to the van awaiting him at the bottom. He hasn’t BASE jumped ever since.
  • @LevelSmackcom
    Whats even more nuts is the dude had to do a double back flip before pulling his parashoot
  • @davereynolds7472
    Tremendously skilled dude - much respect. For the confidence he has in self/chute. A very self-assured jump - loved it.
  • @duanehart9812
    Wow.. how cool, his parachute didn’t open. But I bet he had fun.
  • @StephenLandry
    Wow!!! That was so cool. Great shots of the trail. My family and I went there in July 2008, but we didn't have any jump off the end! What a neat shot! Thanks for sharing.
  • @traildoggy
    Trying to get back out of there with no hiking gear or water seems like the real problem.
  • @robertreynolds1044
    I've been in the wash you see in the bottom of the canyon. I hiked out after 8 rappels in Pine Creek narrows .