A woman has been fined US$1000 for climbing the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. Authorities say Alexandria Incontro scaled the massive granite sculpture with bare feet and no rope, making it to about 15 feet (4.5m) from the top. Several signs at the popular tourist destination warn against trespassing on or climbing the sculpture, which was completed in 1941. DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP Alexandria Incontro scaled the massive granite sculpture with bare feet and no rope. A federal officer and national park ranger convinced Incontro to come down, and she was handcuffed and arrested.

Source: Stuff July 16, 2019 22:41 UTC