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Sergio Colombo
Mountain climber
Red Rock
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Nov 29, 2011 - 04:02am PT
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Met Dean on Cathedral Peak this past summer after coming off the summit. I spent an hour watching him going back and forth on the line like if he was walking on a street. While I was thinking to myself I would never have the balls to even attempt such a thing, he leaped on top of the pinnacles barefoot, ready to walk the line. My hat goes off to him.
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BASE104
climber
An Oil Field
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Nov 29, 2011 - 08:14am PT
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I think Dean is living his life. Should we all be so committed and passionate.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Nov 29, 2011 - 10:03pm PT
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nice line.
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Majid_S
Mountain climber
Karkoekstan
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years back,I was having lunch at the deli where Dean was also seating on the table eating so I asked Dean what he thinks of all the recent incident involving base jumpers and he said" I am considering and rethinking jumping since recently too many people on his list got either hurt or died. I was also in the valley when the call came in that afternoon. wasn't a good news.
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Killer K
Boulder climber
Sacramento, CA
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I like that you can hear the crow in the background telling him to go for it..
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Bump for respect
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domngo
climber
Canada
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I shook his hand on Sept 18st 2014 - he was hanging around the bridge while my friend Jon & I were racking up with PTPP for a slow and kind've steady ascent of BttB. It felt kind've silly as Pete wrangled us together mid gear explosion. He assured us both that we'd walk away at least with a handshake...felt like a older relative wanting you to officially meet The Principal (or in this case The Dean) whom was in the midst of shooting the sh#t with the other teachers. Corny as the encounter was it nevertheless was a great pleasure.
He died on my birthday. As sad as it is his passing reminds me every year to live the way I see fit & dream mega big. Huge respect. RIP.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Dean Potter was/is a very special person. He lives on.
Face Lift '09 had plenty of climbers out to celebrate the book, "The Stone Masters, California Rock Climbers in the 70's. I asked Dean to sign mine.
"What should I say," Dean asked, "I'm not really an old school stone master?"
As we talked it became obvious, Dean was keeping alive the Stone Masters. That's how he signed it, Stone Masters, the next Generation. A humble, likable Dude who will Never be forgotten. Cheers.
If I mentioned this before, no matter, it bears repeating.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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May 16, 2017 - 12:12pm PT
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Lest we forget....
shine on
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 16, 2017 - 12:15pm PT
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Surfing this morning, I found the man.
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quartziteflight
climber
Who knows?
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May 16, 2017 - 03:53pm PT
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I always considered him an inspiration and a phenomenal athlete.
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WBraun
climber
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May 16, 2017 - 07:30pm PT
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That's a good photo above.
Especially in black and white.
Top of turtleback dome .....
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Rill
Social climber
Ireland
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Sep 29, 2017 - 12:19pm PT
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Gone but not forgotten.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Sep 29, 2017 - 08:29pm PT
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Hueco. I have this mixed tape that keeps me awake when I drive. Dean takes it back to the Jetta and sits, by himself, cranking 'My Way' by the Pistols over, and over, and over.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Sep 29, 2017 - 09:00pm PT
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Greatly admire Dean Potter
He was not though the dog whisperer
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Sep 29, 2017 - 10:24pm PT
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Was thinking- he was safer on the rock than anywhere else.
Same as Wolfgang and Walt.
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domngo
climber
Canada
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May 15, 2019 - 07:49pm PT
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Just about 4 years to the day! Jeez, what a spark of life. Respect and gratitude
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