Mountain Quotes 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— Dean Potter

Most people in my life who didn't follow their dreams weren't happy. Their lives seem so strange.

— 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…

— Dean Potter

Chasing after the unattainable is the fun part.

— Dean Potter

I got a lot of inspiration and encouragement from my friend and ultra-runner Scott Jurek.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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

A lot of people confuse free climbing with free solo. Free climbing is when we use ropes, but we only make upward progress with…

— Dean Potter

I've never had a serious injury.

— 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 -…

— Dean Potter