I'm looking for it tonight on "Nightline" at 11:30pm. It was originally listed to re-broadcast that same night, but Nightline isn't broadcast on Sundays, we'll see.
Mind blowing!
Walking the plank!
When he put the stick / tree branch under the slackline creeped me out the most because they can split or shift, which could give an unexpected movement of the line!
Well done, Dean!
The ramp might have been some sort of travesty, but at least we left no bolts whatsoever, holes yes... Putting the ramp in place was one of the most gripping bits of rigging I have ever been involved in, truly a 400 lb 40' long aluminum razor blade. Matt M. is an impressive rigger and person! Good Times!!
I dug it. The ramp idea is not new at all. There are lots of them in place at base sites in Europe. They didn't leave this one.
I gotta meet Dean in person some day. I have emailed back and forth with him and he seems like a pretty down to earth guy.
He fer sure isn't cashing in. He is living the life, and if he can get National Geo to pay for a helicopter, great.
The mountain will be no worse for wear. As for the base jump itself, the jumper comes and goes in a few minutes. Even El Cap is like that, but for some odd reason, the United States has made it a mission to put a rule on everything. The biggest rule is that you do not have permission to risk your own life.
If climbing had started ten years ago in the valley, it would have been banned in 1 year.
Still the BASE jumpers come and go, talking of Michaelangelo..
Climbers have pounded and drilled nigh every damn flake on El Cap by now.
I've never been a big fan of Dean's but I certainly have to give him props for soloing those last pitches of Freerider. I haven't been on those pitches but I can't imagine that they are all safe, secure and cozy!
Okay, I fell asleep with my little one in bed before Nightline aired...did it show again, anyone? Someone please tell me if Potter broke the 2:50 mark, and what his time was either way.
Let us know!