Dean Potter Fell to His Death Doing a Jump He'd Done At Least 20 Times Before. Inside the Climber's Death, 11 Years Later

Dean Potter, one of the most revered rock climbers of all time, died in a BASE-jumping accident in May 2015 ...
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A New HBO Series, ‘The Dark Wizard,’ Examines the Life and Death of Climbing Legend Dean Potter

Dean Potter isn’t a name you forget. On May 16, 2015, the famous climber and BASE jumper fell to his death after a wingsuit flight in Yosemite. He was 43 years old. I had just started working for ...
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HBO's ‘The Dark Wizard’ Is a Heartbreaking Account of Dean Potter’s Life, Death, and Demons

“It’s over,” my wife says. “You can come back now.” She’s on the couch. I’m standing behind her, looking away. We’re watching POV footage of Dean Potter walking a slackline in Yosemite National Park, ...
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Dean Potter Fell to His Death Doing a Jump He'd Done At Least 20 Times Before. Inside the Climber's Death, 11 Years Later

Dean Potter is known as one of the most prolific rock climbers, slackliners and BASE jumpers of all time — but even the extreme sports’ best was vulnerable to its dangers. Potter rose to fame in the ...