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Best of Adventure: Adventurers of the Year - Dean Potter - National Geographic Adventure Magazine
On a sunny afternoon in mid-August, Dean Potter stepped onto a tongue of rock just below the summit of Switzerland’s Eiger and jumped off. At first he plunged toward a ledge 600 feet below, then air gathered in his wingsuit, his forward trajectory kicked in, and he began to fly. Speeding three ...
Best of Adventure: Adventurers of the Year
adventure.nationalgeographic.com — Get Adobe Flash player Dean S. Potter - Sky Flier Last August rock climber Dean Potter leapt... off the Eiger in Switzerland wearing only a wingsuit. He flew nearly four miles in two minutes and 50 seconds, a record. Need more? Just watch the video. ... (more) Best of Adventure: Adventurers of the Year
Dean S. Potter - Sky Flier (Adventurer of the Year 2009) (video)
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youtube.com — Last August rock climber Dean Potter leapt off the Eiger in Switzerland wearing only a wingsuit. He... flew nearly four miles in two minutes and 50 seconds, a r... (more) Dean S. Potter - Sky Flier (Adventurer of the Year 2009) ...
Eiger Mushroom BASE Jump (Dean Potter) (video)
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Eiger Mushroom BASE Jump (Dean Potter) (video)
youtube.com — Dean Potter BASE jumping off the Eiger Mushroom. Recorded from an episode of "Jeep World of Adventure... Sports." And the song is "Backside Grind... (more) Eiger Mushroom BASE Jump (Dean Potter) (video)
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Adventure Wants Us To Pick The Adventurer of the Year!
The Adventure Blog — ... , who is searching for the lost tomb of Genghis Kahn in Mongolia's "Forbidden Zone". Other nominees include Dean Potter, who loves jumping from high places in a wingsuit, astronaut ...

News & Notes – 11/17/2009
Climbing Narcissist — ... Dean Potter was recently named one of National Geographic Adventure Magazine’s “Adventurers of the Year” for his record breaking wing suit BASE jump off the Eiger.  Here is a short clip about Potter the guys at ...

Potter live from the Eiger
Rock and Ice Online News — Dean Potter, first to solo-climb both El Cap and Half Dome in a single day, and veteran of milestone climbs in Patagonia and the Alps, has been named one of the "Adventurers of the Year" by National Geographic Adventure Magazine for his wing suit BASE jump off the Eiger. Sender Films captured all the action for the pcoming television series "First Ascent," and put together an Adventurer of the Year video: http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2009/12/best-of-adventure/dean-potter-video The video features Potter's hybrid of climbing and BASE jumping, and is part of a ...

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