I was taking my advance freefall course, doing my level 1 jump. My heart was racing. Like I said, I have a lot of fear with falling, so I panicked. T…

- Dean Potter

Calmly spinning, I scan as far away as I can see. The last rays of the day's sun warm my back and my stare locks onto my own shadow. I follow the lin…

- Dean Potter

We who walk the narrow line have stood for free thinking for thousands of years. Let us continue balancing within the world as we try to understand t…

- Dean Potter

I don't have a lot of pressure on myself to be successful. I'm more of an artist. I just try to make myself more a part of the most beautiful paintin…

- Dean Potter

I just love any place that I can sit in the sun and feel the warmth of the sun's rays, and feel the connection to the planet, really tapping into how…

- Dean Potter

The moment before I jump is filled with anxiety and what-ifs. But then as soon as I enter the air, I'm filled with this calmness and that's the main …

- Dean Potter

The most beautiful experiences I've had climbing are when everything is simplified. Free soloing is the simplest thing, until you learn to fly or to …

- Dean Potter

More and more people seem to be separating from nature. I'm trying to go in a different direction. I'm getting closer and closer.

- Dean Potter

Each time I saw a cliff, I wondered whether I could free solo it. My life shaped itself around the understanding that falling means I die. To break t…

- Dean Potter