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title: "5 Climb Quotes By Dean Potter"
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> [Often in normal life I'm just constricted to what I see, maybe, and hear. But when I climb and when I'm out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/often-in-normal-life-i-m-just-constricted-to-what-i-see-maybe-and/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/dean-potter-4051_awareness_often-in-normal-life-i-m-just-constricte_256820.png)

> [Free soloing is just the most natural way man can climb. It's just using your hands and feet without any use of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/free-soloing-is-just-the-most-natural-way-man-can-climb-it-s-just/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ac/dean-potter-4051_climb_free-soloing-is-just-the-most-natural-wa_1174920.png)

> [There are many people who parachute and many people who climb. I'm the only person who does both.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/there-are-many-people-who-parachute-and-many-people-who-climb-i-m-the/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/dean-potter-4051_climb_there-are-many-people-who-parachute-and_1337096.png)

> [I had trouble focusing as a child and I still sort of do, but when you climb and you're going to die…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/i-had-trouble-focusing-as-a-child-and-i-still-sort-of-do-but-when-you/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/361/dean-potter-4051_children_i-had-trouble-focusing-as-a-child-and-i_1562699.png)

> [In 'The Prophet,' Kahlil Gibran says something about perfection only being reached by stripping something to the point of nakedness. That's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/in-the-prophet-kahlil-gibran-says-something-about-perfection-only/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/961/dean-potter-4051_climb_in-the-prophet-kahlil-gibran-says-someth_1714686.png)

## Other authors on Climb

## More by Dean Potter

> [Thirty guys equals five percent die-off among active wingsuit base jumpers. That means there's a flaw in our system and you're an idiot if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/thirty-guys-equals-five-percent-die-off-among-active-wingsuit-base/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [Part of me says it's kind of crazy to think you can fly your human body. Another part of me thinks all of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/part-of-me-says-it-s-kind-of-crazy-to-think-you-can-fly-your-human/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [Climbing for me is about being free. It's just to move and be uninhibited and feel and tap into the connection with nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/climbing-for-me-is-about-being-free-it-s-just-to-move-and-be/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [Most people in my life who didn't follow their dreams weren't happy. Their lives seem so strange.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/most-people-in-my-life-who-didn-t-follow-their-dreams-weren-t-happy/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [I think my dad's dream really was just to have a good family, treat them well, to keep them together, and he did everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/i-think-my-dad-s-dream-really-was-just-to-have-a-good-family-treat/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [Chasing after the unattainable is the fun part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/chasing-after-the-unattainable-is-the-fun-part/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [I got a lot of inspiration and encouragement from my friend and ultra-runner Scott Jurek.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/i-got-a-lot-of-inspiration-and-encouragement-from-my-friend-and-ultra/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [Often in normal life I'm just constricted to what I see, maybe, and hear. But when I climb and when I'm out in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/often-in-normal-life-i-m-just-constricted-to-what-i-see-maybe-and/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/i-don-t-have-a-lot-of-pressure-on-myself-to-be-successful-i-m-more-of/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [In climbing, if you injure just one finger you can't do it. But with slacklining as long as you can walk, you can walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/in-climbing-if-you-injure-just-one-finger-you-can-t-do-it-but-with/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [When I was a little boy, my first memory was a flying dream. In my dream, I flew - and I also fell. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/when-i-was-a-little-boy-my-first-memory-was-a-flying-dream-in-my/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/more-and-more-people-seem-to-be-separating-from-nature-i-m-trying-to/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [A lot of people confuse free climbing with free solo. Free climbing is when we use ropes, but we only make upward progress with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/a-lot-of-people-confuse-free-climbing-with-free-solo-free-climbing-is/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [I've never had a serious injury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/i-ve-never-had-a-serious-injury/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

> [I have this unbeatable move where no matter what happens I can catch the line - it's the number one thing I practice -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/i-have-this-unbeatable-move-where-no-matter-what-happens-i-can-catch/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

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