

| Subject: | Dean Potter "BASE" Solo's the Eiger (Fryeday NVC) |
| From: | Evan Martin |
| Date: | Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:37:34 -0500 |
three. very interesting. On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Trooz <trooz@roadrunner.com> wrote: > Well, at least two of us were interested in that! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] > > On Behalf Of honemastert > > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 4:46 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Dean Potter "BASE" Solo's the Eiger (Fryeday NVC) > > > > DEAN POTTER'S BASE SOLO ON THE EIGER > > > > Last week Dean Potter soloed part of the Eiger with only a > > parachute for protection. On August 6, he climbed the > > 600-foot headwall of Deep Blue Sea (5.12+), a 1000-foot free > > route on The North Face of The Eiger. > > > > With a specially designed 5.5 pound parachute, he climbed the > > overhanging section of the route with the hope that if he > > fell he would > > be able to safely deploy the parachute. > > > > http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web08x/newswire-potter-eiger-freebase > > >
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