Dean Potter
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Dean Spaulding Potter was an American rock climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner, who invented the extreme sport of FreeBASE. He completed many technically hard first free ascents, free solo ascents, speed ascents, and enchainments in Yosemite National Park and in Patagonia. He won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year award in 2003. In 2015, he died in a wingsuit flying accident at Yosemite National Park.
Film & TV
New Hampshire, USA
Known for
- The Dark Wizard — Self (archive footage)2026
- The Alpinist — Self (archive footage)2021
- Dean Potter Tribute - Fly Free2015
- When Dogs Fly — Self2015
- Reel Rock 10 — Self2015
- Valley Uprising — Self2014
- Wampler's Ascent — Self2013
- Race for The Nose — Dean Potter2011
- Reel Rock 6 — Self2011
- Reel Rock 5 — Self2010
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dean
- Family name
- Potter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Leavenworth
- Place of death
- Yosemite National Park
- Spouse
- Steph Davis
- Occupation
- skydiver
- Educated at
- University of New Hampshire
- Field of work
- climbing
- Sport
- rock climbing
- Image
- Dean-Potter.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dean Potter
- date of birth
- 1972-04-14
- date of death
- 2015-05-16
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- BASE jumping
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