Dean Potter: Falling To Fly
(113 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5)
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“Dean Potter is characterized by creativity, commitment and challenge. He started climbing as a child, with a free solo fall from a stone wall as one of his earliest memories. Since that time, he has speed soloed Half Dome and El Capitan, Cerro Torre, and Fitzroy.” Very inspiring movie…
Author:Prana
Climber:Dean Potter
Location: US
Language: en
awesome video i really enjoyed it
Comment by ttl — May 29, 2010 @ 10:47 am
I’m wondering.. What if he falls from the first 5-10 meters of a climb with only that parachute? Really cool though, nice vid.
Comment by Anonymous — May 29, 2010 @ 11:17 am
I think that he tends to start climbs high enough in order to give himself time to open the shute
Comment by Pat — May 29, 2010 @ 8:44 pm
True that Pat. I’ve seen him traverse into a face on the Eiger about mid-way up so the parachute was a viable option all the way through. Although, you gotta remember this is a guy who has done a lot of free-soloing sans base rig as well. Loved the part of him talking smack to the cop. Fucking five-0.
Comment by CedarChopper — May 30, 2010 @ 9:46 pm
Was that a cop or Yosemite Park Ranger?? Either way he’s a badass!
Comment by Pat — June 5, 2010 @ 1:50 am
Des frissons dans le dos.
C’est fou ce qu’on est prêt à faire quand on a pas peur de mourir
Comment by s.chapelain — August 8, 2010 @ 10:08 am