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Fuller Name
- Dean S.
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1972-04-14
Death Date
- 2015-05-16
Birth Place
- Fort Leavenworth (Kan.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
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Sources
- found: The man who can fly, 2012:DVD container (Dean Potter ... one of the world's best BASE jumpers, Dean holds several records ...)
- found: Wikipedia. June 10, 2015:Dean Potter (Dean S. Potter (April 14, 1972 -- May 16, 2015) was an American free climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, BASEliner, and highliner ... Dean Potter was born in 1972 to an Army officer in a military hospital at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas ... Potter climbed many new routes and completed many solo ascents in Yosemite and Patagonia ... Potter was known for his exploits in highlining and BASE jumping ... In 2014 he released a 22-minute long film, When Dogs Fly, that chronicled the extreme adventures of his dog Whisper ... On May 16, 2015, Potter and ... were killed while attempting an illegal proximity wingsuit flight from Taft Point above Yosemite Valley ...) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Potter
- found: New York Times, via WWW, June 10, 2015:"Dean Potter, Extreme Climber, Dies in BASE-Jumping Accident at Yosemite" by John Branch, May 17, 2015 (Dean Potter, one of the generation's top rock climbers and charismatic personalities, was one of two men killed in a BASE-jumping accident at Yosemite National Park in California on Saturday [May 16, 2015] ... In 2008, he was featured in The Times for highlining, essentially extreme tightrope-walking between cliffs. He spent much of his time in recent years BASE jumping and wingsuit flying ...) - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/18/sports/dean-potter-extreme-climber-dies-in-jumping-accident-at-yosemite.html?_r=0
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Change Notes
- 2015-06-10: new
- 2015-06-11: revised
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