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Dean solos Heaven - "Hardest free solo ever done in Yosemite"

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:14:04 -0800

July 2007, Dean solos heaven, the hardest free solo ever done in Yosemite. This awesome roof crack soars over two thousand feet above Glacier Point. A fall at any point would have sent Dean scraping down and endless slab to his death….with cameras rolling.

Aerialist - Dean Potter

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:04:57 -0800

Aerialist is about Dean Potter and his transformation from rock climber into an aerialist- defined as "an acrobat who performs at height". We have been working on Aerialist in one form or another for years. In 2006, we began shooting new action sequences of Dean practicing what he calls the "Three Disciplines"-Free Soloing, High-lining and BASE jumping- to complement years of archival footage. But the story goes back even further.
On January 22, 2002, Jose Pereyra, Dean's dear friend and mentor died while climbing in Mexico. The loss hit Dean at the peak of his speed climbing and alpinism car

Dan Osman - Speed climbing and Free Soloing Video

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:51:23 -0800

Watch the late Dan Osman literally run up 5.7 Bear's Reach in Lover's Leap, California, with no belay to set what was then a speed climbing record. This clip takes your breath away.