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Dean Potter

New Ultimate Direction FKT Grants Awarded

New Ultimate Direction FKT Grants Awarded

FKTs—fastest known times—are the holy grail for elite endurance athletes these days. To set a speed record running through remote mountains, often days at a time, represents the ultimate test of one’s abilities. The new Ultimate Direction FKT Grant offers some of these athletes the opportunity to

2015: Worst year for climate, extreme athletes

2015: Worst year for climate, extreme athletes

It was a year of jaw dropping lows for the environment and for the outdoors community. We look back at the most significant events of 2015. As another year draws to a close, there is no denying that environment-related stories dominated every mainstream media all of 2015. From earthquakes that

Dean Potter dies in BASE-jumping accident at Yosemite

Dean Potter dies in BASE-jumping accident at Yosemite

BASE-jumpers Dean Potter and Graham Hunt were killed while attempting a wingsuit flight in Yosemite Valley Always pushing boundaries, charismatic and handsome, Dean Potter was an artistic visionary. A huge influence on climbing for the past 20 years, Potter was a BASE-jumper, extreme climber, highliner and free spirit. On Saturday