Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli...
by justinator on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @01:10PM
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Dean Potter did do that, off a route of the Eiger. He called it, "freeBASE"
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web08x/newswire-potter-eiger-fre...
Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli...
by hluska on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @05:40PM
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I know, but I was replying to a comment about El Capitan. As far as I know, Dean Potter didn't freebase from El Cap.
With that kind of exposure, I'm pretty sure that the Yosemite rangers would have an easy time catching an El Cap freebaser and confiscate all the jumper's gear.
Thanks for the YouTube link! I hadn't seen that before, but holy shit, do I ever miss sharing a planet with someone like Dean Potter.
Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli...
by justinator on Thursday June 08, 2017 @05:46PM
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Yeah, Dean is missed. I don't believe he ever did it on El Cap. either - I sort of wished he did, as it would be an interesting argument/philosophical point FOR "basejumping" within the Park, as it would show an extra level of safety when climbing. His relationship with the rangers within the park must have been interesting, as they certainly knew what he was up to...
Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli...
by sillysaurus3 on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @06:39PM
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I wanted to know more about Potter's final jump and found this: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/sports/dean-potter-final-...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Potter
https://www.outsideonline.com/1981591/dean-potter-killed-bas...
Edit -- Added a second, better link.