Video: Dean Potter's final jump Rock climber Dean Potter died in a BASE-jumping accident on Saturday. In 2012, he and Mayan Smith-Gobat set the mixed male-female speed record for the Nose. (Dean . Extreme athlete Dean Potter and a friend have died after attempting a night time BASE jump in the Yosemite National Park. A world-renowned extreme athlete died along with another man during a stunt at the Yosemite National Park in California, US media said Sunday. 0. ciupa / Pixabay. The Last Flight of Dean Potter. -. Dean is charged with murder in the death of Jefferson. I am, however, a bit of an armchair adrenaline junkie, and so was bummed to hear the news about extreme climber Dean Potter, who died over the weekend while BASE jumping in Yosemite National Park. She was 52 . Courtesy deanspotter.com. May . Source . Robert Potter Cause of Death. Dean Potter was one of two men killed in a BASE-jumping accident at California's Yosemite National Park. This Week. Here's a computer-generated look at where the jump began and was to end. Alex Honnold is a professional climber based out of California. Dumbledore's Army (or D.A. In 2009, Dean Potter set the world record for wingsuit BASE jumping off the Eiger in Switzerland. Video. Dean Potter: Potter, 43, renowned for his daring and sometimes rogue climbs and BASE jumps, and his climbing partner Graham Hunt, 29, were killed Saturday, May 16, 2015 after jumping from a 7,500-foot promontory called Taft Point in Yosemite National Park. The 43-year-old died while attempting a wingsuit flight from the 7,500 ft (2,286m) Taft . Potter and Graham made their flight in the evening of . Dean Potter, a world renowned extreme sports athlete, was one of two men who died in a BASE jumping accident on Saturday. May 20, 2015, 11:15 am. Rock climbers Dean Potter and Graham Hunt were wearing wingsuits when they leaped off Taft Point at Yosemite National Park in May and died . Kim Potter Trial: Cops Have . In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter testifies in court, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The world of climbing lost a daring innovator Saturday when Dean Potter, 43, died during a wingsuit flight from Yosemite National Park's Taft Point. Tributes poured in from all over the globe for Dean Potter, 43, following his death on Saturday. FILE - This photo provided by Ben Crump Law, PLLC. The Last Flight of Dean Potter. He was a director and actor, known for Reel Rock (2016), When Dogs Fly (2014) and Reel Rock 5 (2010). Gauthier also claims the video footage shows Potter swooping left before hitting the same area of rock face just a split second later. Hunt, from El Portal, California, was an . Feel free to disagree (because I know several will), but this thread was entitled "Dean Potter's GroPro footage". Dean Spaulding Potter (April 14, 1972 - May 16, 2015) was an American free climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner. 20/20. Mischief managed! At least five people have died in Base jumping accidents in US national parks since January 2014, including the most recent . Dean Potter, Actor: Reel Rock. . Outside's Grayson Schaffer reported the news Sunday . Extreme sports legend, Dean Potter and friend Graham Hunt were found Sunday by a helicopter search team in the Yosemite National Park. Dean Spalding Potter (Condado de Leavenworth, 14 de abril de 1972 - Condado de Tuolumne, 16 de maio de 2015) foi um praticante de esportes radicais norte-americano [1].Dean Potter era um astro internacional do Wingsuit, Rock climbing, BASE jumping, Slackline, além do alpinismo.Em 2009, foi nomeado pela revista National Geographic o "Aventureiro do Ano" [2]. Dean Potter, the youngest of three sons, was born in the Midwest to a military father and a free-spirited mother, an RN and a yoga teacher who had embraced an alternative lifestyle.32. Been a few good climbers dying from base jumping recently. But he shared. When we acknowledge death, it can gi. Rock climber Dean Potter died in a BASE-jumping accident on Saturday. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Extreme sports legend Dean Potter is one of two BASE jumpers found dead in Yosemite National Park after attempting an aerial descent from Taft Point, authorities . Potter, 43, was a climbing and wingsuit pioneer and the creator of . On Saturday evening, May 16, BASE jumpers Dean Potter and Graham Hunt died after attempting a wingsuit flight from Taft Point, a 7,500-foot promontory that overlooks Yosemite Valley and El Capitan . The view from 3,500 feet above the Yosemite Valley floor was one Dean Potter knew all too well. Iconic extreme athlete Dean Potter, a self-described "artist, climber, line walker and human-body flyer," has died while attempting a wingsuit flight above Yosemite National Park, authorities said. He completed many hard first ascents, free solo ascents, speed ascents, and enchainments in Yosemite National Park and Patagonia.In 2015, he died in a wingsuit flying accident in Yosemite National Park. That same year, he climbed three El Capitan routes in a day with Honnold. His father was described as a deeply caring, family-oriented man. Potter flew over 9,000 vertical feet and 3.4 miles forward in horizontal distance. BASE jumper Dean Potter dies, here's his best video. Originally published on 18 May, 2015Sign up for a free trial of News Direct's animated news graphics athttp://newsdirect.nma.com.tw/Reuters.aspx-----. Dean Potter's BASE jumping death recorded by his GoPro camera. Dean Potter was born as Dean Spalding Potter. The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos. Photo: Frank Kovalchek/Flickr It is being reported that Dean Potter's GoPro was recording at the time of this accident and that the helmet-mountain camera captured his last moments before the accident. Extreme sports legend and friend killed in BASE jump. Armin Schmieder, 28, an Italian wingsuit pilot who crashed down to his death, in the Alps, was broadcasting his daring jump live on Facebook, who told his fa. Free climber Dean Potter looks on after walking a 134.5-foot-long and 2-centimeter-wide slackline over Enshi Grand Canyon in 2012 in Enshi, Hubei Province, China. Good Morning America. Wright, 20, was fatally shot by Kim Potter, a white suburban . According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the pair started their descent of Taft Point at dusk. Potter was killed along with Graham Hunt, 29 . Pioneering free climber and BASE jumper Dean Potter passed away Saturday evening after attempting a BASE jump at Yosemite National Park. Tributes to Robert Potter . Park officials are using video from the camera mounted on Potter's helmet and other still . Ansel Adams knew how to . Dean Jackson, a presenter for the BBC, shared a clip . Dean Potter, the extreme climber and wingsuit BASE jump pioneer who died over the weekend while wingsuit BASE jumping, said he was driven to extremes by intensely personal reasons. Dean Spaulding Potter (April 14, 1972 - May 16, 2015) was an American free climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner. He and fellow BASE jumper Graham Hunt, 29, were killed during a jump at Taft Point, ABC News said, citing Yosemite National Park spokesman Scott Gediman. Dean Potter, 43, and Graham Hunt, 29, died from impact during a wingsuit flight from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park, just after 7:30 p.m. on May 16. When we acknowledge death, it can give us perspective to help live our lives to the fullest. Dean Potter's death may have been captured on video, investigators say. Dean Potter, a 43-year-old professional climber and jumper, considered one of the world's best in a wing suit, stood a few feet from Graham Hunt, 29, his apprentice and flying partner. In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter becomes emotional as she testifies in court, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis . Dean Potter and Graham Hunt were both recovered, having perished due to injuries sustained in their fall and impact. Learn more about Dean at prana.com/dean-potter Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD. for short) is a fictional student organisation in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series that is founded by the main characters, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, to stand up against the regime of Hogwarts High Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge, as well as to learn practical Defence Against the Dark Arts. Extreme athlete Dean Potter posted a final picture of his dog Whisper before the daredevil and a friend died while attempting a night time BASE jump in Yosemite National Park. They were called in as overdue at about 10:30 last night and SAR made the recovery early in the morning. Dean Potter, a world renowned extreme sports athlete, was one of two men who died in a BASE jumping accident on Saturday. May 20, 2015 12:24pm SAN FRANCISCO — A camera on the helmet of cliff jumper Dean Potter, who died in Yosemite National Park, shows that he may have tried to avoid his friend who slammed into a. Yosemite National Park officials are using the footage captured on Dean Potter's helmet-mounted GoPro camera to investigate the cause of the May 16 accident that resulted in the deaths of Potter . It was founded in the fifth book, Harry Potter and the . O n May 16, Dean Potter and his partner and friend, Graham Hunt, were killed in a . 5/17/15 - Dean Potter and Graham Hunt have died after a wingsuit flight in Yosemite National Park went badly wrong. Two nights before Dean Potter died, my friends and I had a few beers at the hostel where we were staying. Potter flew over 9,000 vertical feet and 3.4 miles forward in horizontal distance. His mother was described as flighty. Dean Potter, who died BASE jumping in Yosemite National Park, gravitated toward what scared him most, rock climber Alex Honnold tells CNN's ">Anderson Cooper</a>. Extreme sports legend Dean Potter is one of two BASE jumpers found dead in Yosemite National Park after attempting an aerial descent from Taft Point, authorities said. Since Dean's father never told his mother that he was a wizard and was eventually murdered by Death Eaters when he refused to join them, Dean grew up thinking he was Muggle . Video: The scene of Dean Potter's final jump. Vikas Shukla. Legacy.com enhances online obituaries with Guest Books, funeral home information, and florist links. In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter testifies in court, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Potter is charged . Video of the deadly stunt from a GoPro camera mounted on the helmet of renowned climber Dean Potter shows his friend Graham Hunt hit the ridge first, said Mike Gauthier, the park's chief of staff.. He also set a new speed record on the Nose, with Dean Potter, in 2010 (broken in 2012 by Hans Florine and Honnold). Instead, they died instantly, and their bodies were found 50 yards apart. Images from a GoPro camera Dean Potter was wearing moments before he died appears to show how he tried to avoid his friend, Graham Hunt, who plowed into the cliff seconds earlier. Dean Potter talks with prAna mindfulness ambassador Mark Coleman about death -something that is ever present for all us. Case 2: Dean Potter. The Harry Potter universe is full of colorful characters — but some of the franchise's stars are better known for their work outside of Hogwarts.. Regé-Jean Page made a big . A neighbor called the nonemergency line to alert authorities that the front door of a nearby home was open. Park officials are using video from the camera mounted on Potter's helmet and other still photo images taken by observers. Dean Potter - one of America's best known extreme athletes - has been killed during a stunt in California. Written by Nino Padova September 26, 2017 He died on May 16, 2015 in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, USA. An iPhone recording of the stunt has revealed the pair's final moments. In this Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 photo provided by Tomas Ovalle, extreme athlete Dean Potter stands in front of El Capitan after a . May 28, 2015 5:03 PM EDT. The 43-year-old extreme athlete gained global fame as one of the leading daredevil climbers of his . The legendary thrill-seeker, 43, and Graham Hunt, 29, died late Saturday . Live. Image from Taft Point, Yosemite National Park. Here's a computer-generated look at where the jump began and was to end. Legacy.com is the leading provider of online obituaries for the newspaper industry. GoPro Captures Unfortunate Death Of BASE Jumpers. Rock climbers Dean Potter and Graham Hunt, who died in a BASE-jumping accident at Yosemite National Park on Saturday, were attempting to clear a "notch" on the mountain but slammed into the rock . Robert Potter cause of death has never been made public. Shows. In 2009, Dean Potter set the world record for wingsuit BASE jumping off the Eiger in Switzerland. Two prominent Base jumpers, Dean Potter and Graham Hunt, died in a wingsuit accident in Yosemite national park this weekend. I highly doubt that anyone who clicks on it didn't do so without at least a a little expectation that there might be some video footage on the other end. At 7:25 pm on Saturday, May 16, Dean Potter zipped up his wingsuit, and, with friend Graham Hunt stepped to the edge of Taft Point, 3,500-feet above the floor of . Daredevils Dean Potter and Graham Hunt died in May during a jump gone wrong in California's Yosemite National Park. The two men had jumped in close succession from Taft Point on the south rim of Yosemite Valley and died when they impacted a rock wall. Click to share on Reddit Wingsuit deaths of Dean Potter, After Potter's iPhone was repaired, the video shows him a foot or two above the ground just before the video stopped. Harry Potter fans are going wild after a man revealed he was making a real-life invisibility cloak, as he demonstrated an incredible illusion. Helen McCrory, the English actor who played Narcissa Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" franchise and Polly Gray in "Peaky Blinders," has died, her husband, Damian Lewis, announced on Friday. He completed many hard first ascents, free solo ascents, speed ascents, and enchainments in Yosemite National Park and Patagonia.In 2015, he died in a wingsuit flying accident in Yosemite National Park. After five years of service to Yosemite, Potter had had enough. Join Vimeo When Dean Thomas was very young, his father died and his mother married another man, giving Dean several half-siblings. At 7:25 pm on Saturday, May 16, Dean Potter zipped up his wingsuit, and, with friend Graham Hunt stepped to the edge of Taft Point, 3,500-feet above the floor of . Nightline. Potter and Graham Hunt had jumped from a promontory called Taft Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Dean Thomas (b. 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 . We'll miss you. By Alex Honnold. Potter set the phone at this position to capture a video of his partner, Graham Hunt, behind and above him as the pair leapt off the granite diving board at Taft Point, 3500 feet (1066 metres . Friends, Family and loved ones are extremely sad and currently grieving as the news of the deceased was made known. . A helmet-mounted GoPro camera may reveal what went wrong when Potter and Hunt attempted a cliff jump at . The two mens bodies were .\r \r On Saturday evening, May 16, 2015, BASE jumpers Dean Potter and Graham Hunt died after attempting a wing suit flight from Taft Point, a 7500-foot promontory .\r \r Dean Potter Dies: Extreme athlete Dean Potter and a friend have died . The tragic death of renowned climber Dean Potter and his friend Graham Hunt saddened extreme sports enthusiasts across the country. On the wall was a poster of an Ansel Adams photograph of Yosemite. World News Tonight. Dean Potter (43) and Graham Hunt (29) found dead in Yosemite National Park after attempting an aerial descent from Taft Point. 1979/1980) was an English half-blood wizard, the son of a wizard and a Muggle mother. Dean Potter, the extreme athlete who made a name for himself with stunts like this has died - one of fifty wingsuit flyers who have in the last 18 months alo. RIP guys. The video showed the critical moments where Wright pulled away as Luckey was on the verge of handcuffing him, followed by Potter shouting "I'll tase you!" and "Taser, Taser, Taser!" and . It was the last video he posted to YouTube. Video Base Jumper Dean Potter Dies in Tragic Accident - ABC News. shows Daunte Wright and his son, Daunte Jr., at his first birthday party. They had not opened their parachutes. Extreme athlete Dean Potter was found dead with a fellow BASE jumper Sunday morning after an accident in a 7,500-foot jump the night before, Yosemite National Park officials said. We will surely update this news as soon as we are able to get more information regarding his death. He was married to Steph Davis. He was 43. Wright says: "Ironically, one of Dean's last search and rescues was recovering Dan Osman's body." Osman was a climber and . It appears Dean was employing evasive maneuvers in order to avoid the same fate as his jumping companion. 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