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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 23, 2015 - 11:29am PT
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Long before I was born J. Monroe Thorington left a quote in his guide to the Canadian Rockies that is worth sharing here.
"It is important to affirm and prove that we go to the mountains to live and not to die; that we are not fanatics but firm believers; and that the few accidents that occur are hard but not useless lessons. There is something more than a vain ambition; there is a soul." Guido Rey
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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May 23, 2015 - 01:17pm PT
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Here's a new article by Daniel Duane, that states Dean was not wearing a camera, or Gopro, and that there is no video of the accident. Interesting. So it was Jennifer Rapp's photos which showed the final sequence of events in the accident.
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wheatBeer
Social climber
TheBronx
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May 23, 2015 - 01:32pm PT
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This is what the other articles are reporting.
"Park officials are using the video from Dean Potter’s helmet, along with still images taken by witnesses and video taken by Potter’s girlfriend, Jenn Rapp, to piece together what went wrong."
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Osprey
climber
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May 23, 2015 - 04:53pm PT
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Say hello 2 heaven.
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overwatch
climber
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May 24, 2015 - 10:04am PT
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Interesting article... transgressive action specialists
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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May 24, 2015 - 05:57pm PT
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This thread feels inept or maybe even weird without any of Potter's or Hunt's family chime'in'
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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May 25, 2015 - 03:42pm PT
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I know nothing about flying so maybe someone can educate me.
Graham and Dean were flying close together. Does this make it more dangerous by the potential of distraction in a situation that requires total concentration?
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DM88T
climber
San Juan Bautista, CA
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May 25, 2015 - 09:56pm PT
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Thank you Steve for the reminder
Dean and Graham are in our thoughts.
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
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May 26, 2015 - 08:36pm PT
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I keep checking in to read the recent posts in memory of Dean. Very deep thoughts.
One of the best articles and quick videos is this one from outside magazine:
http://www.outsideonline.com/1963226/dean-potter-releases-full-length-dog-wingsuit-film
Several articles mention Dean talking about his paragliding also. I didn't know he paraglided too. Makes sense. Flying under a skydiving BASE ram-air canopy is paragliding to some degree.
Fellow mountaineer and pilot ... climbing and flying is awesome. Dean you were the best. Turning dreams into reality.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/may/22/did-rules-not-risk-cause-dean-potters-base-jumping-death
I agree with the article regarding the ban is part of the problem. Hang glider pilots have for a long time maintained legal access and flying in Yosemite. Paragliding pilots and BASE jumpers are highly envious. Permission to do these non motorized aviation free flight sports could be granted and it would be safer. Maybe it could be done on a permit basis. Something has to change for the better. Allow some freedom to do these incredible sports.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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May 29, 2015 - 06:16am PT
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There’s a constant tension in climbing, and really all exploration, between pushing yourself into the unknown but trying not to push too far. The best any of us can do is to tread that line carefully. Dean was making his choices clear-eyed. He knew the risks in his life, and he was still willing to pursue his dreams. How many of the rest of us live with that kind of intention?
This is the last of the article (Crankster posted the link)
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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May 29, 2015 - 06:32pm PT
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Paying respects to fellow climber and Yosemite Homie Dean Potter, who crashed his wingsuit flight and caught a connecting flight into the next grand adventure. I always appreciated the Light in his eyes, a special awareness and power. The way he lived and died made some people inspired and others uncomfortable. I don't think we all have to be the same.
Some people are going to be careful to squeeze every last minute out of life and others are going to dare to squeeze every last bit of life out of every minute.
Every friend of Dean's knew which side of the risk equation he was dancing on and now we have to accept missing him. I do so without the assumption that he doesn't exist. Quite the opposite, I assume he's better than good.
Life is a mystery (unless you're not paying attention) Death is more obviously a mystery. Respect to the ones paying attention to life fully, wherever that journey might take them. They will make mistakes in their experiments, but that's a part of all evolution and innovation. Blue Skys Brother.
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ryankelly
Trad climber
Bhumi
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May 30, 2015 - 05:18pm PT
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Thank you Karl. So Good
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tinker b
climber
the commonwealth
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May 30, 2015 - 08:23pm PT
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
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May 30, 2015 - 09:53pm PT
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Karl nailed it...
Aloha
RG
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Truthdweller
Trad climber
San Diego, CA (stuck in Jersey)
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May 30, 2015 - 11:31pm PT
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Death is not a mystery, it's very clear...ten out of ten people will die. Thats's as clear as it gets. And what happens after death is very clear, to me, as well. Praise God!
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