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Dean Spaulding Potter (April 14, 1972 – May 16, 2015) was an American free climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner. He completed many hard first ascents, free solo ascents, speed ascents, and enchainments in Yosemite National Park and Patagonia .
May 17, 2015 · Dean Potter was a visionary and influential climber, highliner, and wingsuit BASE jumper who died in 2015. He was known for his speed records, free soloing, and inventing new hybrid sports.
May 17, 2015 · Dean Potter and Graham Hunt perished in a wingsuit flight from Taft Point, a 7,500-foot cliff in Yosemite National Park. Potter was a renowned extreme athlete who pioneered free-basing, slacklining, and BASE jumping with his dog Whisper.
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May 18, 2015 · Dean Potter, Pioneering Extreme Athlete, Dies In Wingsuit Flight. Climber Dean Potter died this weekend while BASE jumping in Yosemite National Park. NPR's Melissa Block talks with his...
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May 18, 2015 · Dean Potter was a world-class rock climber and one of the most experienced wingsuit BASE jumpers in the world. He died in Yosemite in 2015, along with Graham Hunt, after a wingsuit flight from Taft Point.
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May 18, 2015 · By John Branch. May 17, 2015. Dean Potter, one of the generation’s top rock climbers and charismatic personalities, was one of two men killed in a BASE-jumping accident at Yosemite National...
Jan 25, 2024 · Learn about the life, death and ascents of Dean Potter, a visionary rock climber who pioneered free soloing with a parachute and highlining. Explore his hardest sport, boulder and trad climbs, his speed records and his alpine routes in Yosemite and Patagonia.
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