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Watch Dean Potter Free-Solo The Rostrum 5.12 in Yosemite

Watch Dean Potter Free-Solo The Rostrum 5.12 in Yosemite

Dean Potter died on May 16, 2015 in a wingsuit accident in Yosemite. For two decades he was the de facto leader of the Yosemite monkeys, and was a pioneer in what he called โ€œthe dark artsโ€ โ€“ free-solo and speed climbing, BASE jumping and wingsuit flying, and highlining.

Potter combined his pursuits to conceive the idea of FreeBASE โ€“ free solo climbing up tall, overhanging walls, with a BASE jumping parachute on his back for a marginal degree of safety should he fall. One of the worldโ€™s first freeBASE climbs was this 2008 ascent of The Rostrum, with The Alien Roof finish at 5.12. At the time, it was the hardest long free-solo ever done in Yosemite.

This is a remastered and extended cut of Deanโ€™s historic climb, which was originally featured in an episode of Reel Rocksโ€™ โ€œFirst Ascentโ€ series. The last image Potter ever posted on social media was of his late dog Whisper.

 

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Dean Potter on The Rostrum

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At the time, it was the hardest free-solo ever done in Yosemite

The post Watch Dean Potter Free-Solo The Rostrum 5.12 in Yosemite appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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