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Dean Potter
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 43
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/04/1972Born inNew Hampshire, USADied16/05/2015 (aged 43)Died inYosemite National ParkCauseBASE jumpingWikidataQ345788 ↗TMDb#119938 ↗

Dean Spaulding Potter was an American rock climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner, who invented the extreme sport of FreeBASE. He completed many technically hard first free ascents, free solo ascents, speed ascents, and enchainments in Yosemite National Park and in Patagonia. He won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year award in 2003. In 2015, he died in a wingsuit flying accident at Yosemite National Park.

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Filmography19 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2026Reel Rock 20MovieSelf (archive footage)54
2026Reel Rock 20 Retrospective FilmMovieself (archive footage)54
2021The AlpinistMovieSelf (archive footage)49
2015Reel Rock 10MovieSelf43
2015When Dogs FlyMovieSelf43
2015Dean Potter Tribute - Fly FreeMovie—43
2014Valley UprisingMovieSelf42
2013Wampler's AscentMovieSelf41
2011Reel Rock 6MovieSelf39
2011Race for The NoseMovieDean Potter39
2010Reel RockSeries—38
2010Reel Rock 5MovieSelf38
2010Fly Or DieMovieSelf38
2009Masters of Stone VI - BreakthroughMovieSelf37
2007To the LimitMovieSelf35
2007The Sharp EndMovieSelf35
2006First AscentMovieSelf34
2005The CoreMovieSelf33
2000Masters of Stone VMovieSelf28