if you picked up a climbing magazine over the last 15 years you’ve read about
over the last 15 years you’ve read about
over the last 15 years you’ve read about Dean Potter
once people started going longer and
once people started going longer and higher he just dominated it
and it’s been great to see his
and it’s been great to see his transition into BASE jumping and
transition into BASE jumping and
transition into BASE jumping and freebase I mean that’s groundbreaking in
freebase I mean that’s groundbreaking in
freebase I mean that’s groundbreaking in the summer of 2009 he free climbs the
the summer of 2009 he free climbs the
the summer of 2009 he free climbs the Eiger and flies for two minutes and 50
Eiger and flies for two minutes and 50
Eiger and flies for two minutes and 50 seconds setting a world record now Dean
seconds setting a world record now Dean
seconds setting a world record now Dean Potter assembles an expedition to
Potter assembles an expedition to
Potter assembles an expedition to accomplish something never done before
accomplish something never done before
accomplish something never done before there’s the view free climb the 9,000
there’s the view free climb the 9,000
there’s the view free climb the 9,000 foot peak of Canada’s Mount Butte glide
foot peak of Canada’s Mount Butte glide
foot peak of Canada’s Mount Butte glide to the valley below breaking his own
to the valley below breaking his own
to the valley below breaking his own world record
world record
world record the journey Potter must take in
the journey Potter must take in
the journey Potter must take in preparation for this first will involve
preparation for this first will involve
preparation for this first will involve a cast of friends scientists and
a cast of friends scientists and
a cast of friends scientists and craftsmen if we can pull this off it’ll
craftsmen if we can pull this off it’ll
craftsmen if we can pull this off it’ll be epic it’ll be huge but mostly it will
be epic it’ll be huge but mostly it will
be epic it’ll be huge but mostly it will take Potter’s unique blend of daring
he just did it without a rope he did it
he just did it without a rope he did it without a rope did you hear me the first
without a rope did you hear me the first
without a rope did you hear me the first time and death-defying risk during all
time and death-defying risk during all
time and death-defying risk during all these times on the line or on the rock I
these times on the line or on the rock I
these times on the line or on the rock I was afraid of the air and always thought
was afraid of the air and always thought
was afraid of the air and always thought if I enter the air I’ll be a dead man
if I enter the air I’ll be a dead man
if I enter the air I’ll be a dead man now I’m more comfortable in the air than
now I’m more comfortable in the air than
now I’m more comfortable in the air than I am holding on to the rock Dean Potter
I am holding on to the rock Dean Potter
I am holding on to the rock Dean Potter is the man who can fly Sunday February
is the man who can fly Sunday February
is the man who can fly Sunday February 12 8 p.m. National Geographic Channel
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