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bodytag
Dec 8, 2004, 6:16 PM
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Just got the new Alpinist in the mail and read about Potter messing up bad on a BASE jump, badly injuring his hands. Any more information out there?
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jer
Dec 8, 2004, 6:27 PM
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terrifying, huh?
I was sweating whiel I read it out loud to my wife.
That dude must have 3 or 4 angels workin overtime.
jer
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grayhghost
Dec 8, 2004, 6:41 PM
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com'on spill it for us who can't
drop $12 on a mag.!
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maculated
Dec 8, 2004, 6:44 PM
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Go read it. It's an excellent piece of writing. I am pretty impressed with it. Go Dean.
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crimpandgo
Dec 8, 2004, 6:47 PM
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Read what? I haven't seen an article in the Mags. Did I miss it?
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send513
Dec 8, 2004, 6:50 PM
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In reply to: Read what? I haven't seen an article in the Mags. Did I miss it?
I did a quick search, but can't find any info out there
(I believe you, I just want to know more!)
KK
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jer
Dec 8, 2004, 7:00 PM
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Go buy Alpinist 9 and support them.
C'mon now, loyal Alpinist subscribers, don't ruin the story for everyone. It has to be read first hand to be believed!!!
jer
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brad84
Dec 8, 2004, 7:08 PM
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agh, the suspense is horrendous.
why does my mail have to be so slow? looks like i'll have to wait for tomorrow to hear all about dean in alpinist.
ps if you havent subscribed to alpinist, do it now.
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crimpandgo
Dec 8, 2004, 7:09 PM
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In reply to: Go buy Alpinist 9 and support them. C'mon now, loyal Alpinist subscribers, don't ruin the story for everyone. It has to be read first hand to be believed!!! jer
Get over it :lol:
So, give it up... :D
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andy_reagan
Dec 8, 2004, 7:11 PM
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Proud 8^)
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iamthewallress
Dec 8, 2004, 7:40 PM
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Jeebus. I thought I was going to be making one awful phone call. I don't know nothin' about a BASE jumping accident, but Dean still walks among us, and writes too, it would seem.
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moondog
Dec 10, 2004, 3:08 AM
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i heard something about this (probably distorted) a couple months ago...something like:
jumps, chute collapses, grabs photog's nearby rope, slides 100's of feet down rope, horribly flayed hands...
looking fwd to reading the real tale.
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beercanclimber
Dec 10, 2004, 3:36 AM
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In reply to: Dean S. Potter To fly with the swallows, you first have to fall. America’s boldest climber takes the plunge in Mexico—and finds that gravity works just fine south of the border, too.
true or not, dean seems to think pretty highly of himself.
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lazyjammin
Dec 10, 2004, 4:05 AM
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The alpinist mag is cool, though I dont have the bank. Did he really grab the rope, that seems unreal>?/?
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andy_lemon
Dec 10, 2004, 5:05 AM
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Dean Potter is unreal...! :)
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sticky_fingers
Dec 10, 2004, 5:20 AM
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I just saw him and Steph giving some presentation at the Patagonia store in Georgetown (DC) a few weeks ago. He didn't say anything about it, and he and Steph were leaving that night to go to another Patagonia store, so did the accident happen VERY recently?
I saw his hands/fingers and although they looked large (I'm 6'3" and I'm told *I* have large fingers), I didn't see any crazy scarring.
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coldclimb
Dec 10, 2004, 6:42 AM
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Grrrr. I wish our local climbing store wasn't run by a japanese couple who don't even know english, much less anything about the gear they are selling. :( I wouldn't be able to buy the mag in this town even if I had the money.
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rmoellering
Dec 10, 2004, 7:16 AM
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Ewing made $750M before starting Alpinist. I think they've got all the support they need.
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lazyjammin
Dec 10, 2004, 8:00 AM
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Well if the dude is that rich then somebody should spit up the story please. :)
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sixleggedinsect
Dec 27, 2004, 4:32 PM
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In reply to: Ewing made $750M before starting Alpinist. I think they've got all the support they need.
word on the street is he isn't planning on feeding that baby forever.
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aimeerose
Jan 1, 2005, 5:15 AM
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So, why haven't we seen anything in rock&ice or climbing?
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drubt
Jan 1, 2005, 9:00 AM
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because dean wrote the article and probably got paid for it by alpinist
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anykineclimb
Jan 1, 2005, 9:35 AM
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sounds like an exclusive story for Alpinist
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nicklikesfire
Jan 1, 2005, 10:22 AM
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I can barely afford gas money, and you want me to cough up more dough for alpinist?
Would anyone with the story just explain it (you don't even have to infringe copyrights)?
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send513
Jan 1, 2005, 1:57 PM
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shoot failed to open... managed to get close enough to the static line in the cave he was jumping in to catch his fall, but in the processes burning his hands down to the bone... he's alive though (and in retrospect sees at least three events proceeding to the shoot failing to open where he KNEW jumping was a bad idea - rushing, conditions, etc)
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