Monday, May 18, 2015

DAREDEVIL DEAN POTTER AND A SECOND PERSON FINALLY ARRIVED AT THEIR FINAL DESTINATION AT THE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, BECOMING ONE WITH THE MOTHER EARTH.



 



MAY 18, 2015

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

Extreme athlete Dean Potter, renowned for climbing without safety ropes and jumping from high platforms, has died, turning into pulp after jumping 7,500 feet.

The 43-year-old daredevil was killed along with climbing partner, Graham Hunt, 29, after attempting a wingsuit flight in Yosemite National Park, in the United States.  BASE jumping, in which someone parachutes from a fixed structure or cliff, is illegal in Yosemite.

Potter’s life ended on Saturday, with the pair’s bodies eventually found by a helicopter in Yosemite Valley yesterday morning.

Their parachutes had not been deployed after they had jumped from a 7,500-foot promontory called Taft Point.  As we wrote above, this is an illegal activity at Yosemite, yet this guy defied it and met his maker.  I am sure God will give him few pieces of advice when he sees him after his body is separated from the mother earth where he smashed into.

‘This is a horrible incident, and our deepest sympathies go out to their friends and family,’ park ranger Scott Gediman said.

‘This is a huge loss for all of us.’ (I do not think so, buddy.  He will not be missed by most people – what is the point of risking your life to fly of a rock).
Potter was famous for pushing the boundaries of climbing by going up some of the world’s most daunting big walls and cliffs alone, using his bare hands and no ropes.

He took the sport to an extreme level with highlining – walking across a rope suspended between towering rock formations while wearing a parachute for safety in the event of a fall.

In 2009, he set a record for completing the longest base jump from the Eiger North Face in Switzerland by staying in flight in a wingsuit for 2 minutes and 50 seconds.

Potter is also known for completing solo ascents, tightrope walks across some of the world’s most famous rock formations, and BASE jumps without a rope, tether or other safety gear. He drew criticism in May 2006 after he made a “free solo” climb of Utah’s iconic Delicate Arch, prompting outdoor clothing company Patagonia to drop its sponsorship of him.

Recently, he appeared in a film that chronicled his adventures BASE jumping with his dog.

Crazy morons always have been and always will be with us.  This guy took extreme liberties with safety and in fact no safety at all.  Eventually, he met his fate: death by crushing death.

We all love nature.  I am an avid gardener.  But I want to live many-many years to enjoy this passion.  Why would I do risky behaviors to shorten  my life?  

There is an old Greek proverb that goes like that: 

"the clay pot goes many times to get water from the mountain spring.  It only has to break once."

This guy took many risks numerous times, he performed numerous banned activities; he eventually killed himself and also took with him another brainless assistant.  RIP, you deserve it.