Date:         Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:37:34 -0500
Reply-To:     Evan Martin <7martinn@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Evan Martin <7martinn@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Dean Potter "BASE" Solo's the Eiger (Fryeday NVC)
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 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
> >
>