The Final Jump | National Geographic

Explorer: The Man Who Can Fly: Dean is finally ready to take an amazingly impressive leap, and the crew is dangling hundreds of feet in the air to shoot it.
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[@apuuvah]

BASE jumping wingsuit flyer, free solo big wall climber and slack liner at 3000 ft. I don't think there's ever been a dude guite like Dean Potter on this rock and I doubt there ever will be. Daredevil par none. Legend. Respect. R.I.P.

[@davidowens5898]

Yes. he managed to do all these stunts while not killing himself; whoa! Wait a minute......! Yes...he DID kill himself. Respect dude. Killing yourself: major respect.

[@tatemcshane5632]

@@davidowens5898 He packed way more fun into his short life than you ever will. Doesn’t sound so bad to me.

[@ivanboesky1520]

Darwin Award winner. No respect for a moron who plays moronic games to win a moronic prize. 😀

[@ivanboesky1520]

Tate McShane. Wrong moron. He just packed a lot of stupid moronic stunts into his life. And yes, only low IQ idiots like you think that is somehow great or due respect. LOL At the end of the day he was just another psychologically F’d up moronic adrenaline junky fool, who won himself a Darwin Award. 😀

[@ivanboesky1520]

@ David Owens. LOL, true indeed. Great respect to another adrenaline junky moron who won himself a Darwin Award. Yahooooo. 😀😀

[@ABCDEFGHIJKELA...]

This is high functioning insanity imo, but I can't ignore that jump deck! that was the coolest thing about it, that's crazy engineering!

[@dragalochta4531]

This is old school now. 9 years ago. What can I say? Time flies when you are having fun.🤣

[@JeffreyGunner]

Rip to Dean

[@oceansailing7726]

Heart stopping, fun to watch.. I caught myself holding my breath..

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Shut up bot

[@sm0keyMcP0t420]

I think it would have been more interesting to see how they built that platform

[@storms08]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@BillSikes.]

I'd like to examine the spread pattern left by human impact, I'm told it's 7-8ft in diameter, can anyone verify this ?

[@manuelalanis3860]

iWasNeverGivenAName and that's why you were never given a name!!

[@HardRockMiner]

iWasNeverGivenAName - I totally agree. Lke seriously HTF!?

[@docwill184]

thinking same thing. also why so far down? cliff looks sheer to the top..

[@minxbynature]

He wasn't flying, he was falling with style lol

[@ffggddss]

Yes. He was gliding. Fred

[@CreatureOTNight]

Astronauts constantly fall, but do they do it in style?

[@keenb641]

I clicked on this because the thumbnail looked like a priest in robes. I thought it would be a story about some mad priest that thought he could fly.

[@charlieandhudsonspal1312]

Me too

[@golden1789]

Me too

[@papasquat9249]

Same

[@martinquinn6750]

it is

[@marksprinkle]

I thought it was an Indiana Jones thing about getting the grail.

[@dipiti8739]

He did it. He knew he could, he knew he would. Landing well in right place, not shown in video, was important.

[@snakedike]

Some of these guys make it look so easy. But it's sad how many of them are gone now.

[@SupreethDT]

I love this guy... Dean RIP man

[@yosemite2055]

I just back from the Valley, stood under El Cap looking up until my neck hurt. Spent bittersweet time up on Taft Point I get choked up just typing these words As he shared - Live Life with no Rules. Rock on Dean

[@kreterakete]

Love and hugs.

[@glenmccarthy8482]

His free solo on the north face of the Eiger , was his peak performance.

[@dtrooperVideo]

One can argue infinitely about Dean Potter's prudence and maybe even sense of judgement, but there is no denying the man had guts and the tremendous intestinal fortitude to do what he did.

[@danielmocsny5066]

No, there is only no denying that I would need guts and intestinal fortitude to do what he did. I can't guess about another person's motivations. For all I know, Dean Potter could have been insane, or stupid, or whatever. Remember, it's only bravery if you survive. If you don't, then it's stupidity. Unless your government awards you a Medal Of Honor for your "sacrifice." Then stupidity goes back to being bravery again.

[@colesmith7230]

@@danielmocsny5066 f you dude respect the dead RIP Dean Potter ❤

[@TowBoss430]

Dean lived in a day... what most could only wish for, in a year. RIP Dean and fly high with the angles!

[@ANGELSURS]

I doubt people wish to do this. He was not a damb bird.

[@timnell207]

Angels, not angles

[@pizza_pizza_pizza6383]

Acute or obtuse?

[@QueenofMarine]

"...fly high with the angles!". How poetic.

[@twotatanka5396]

What kind of angles we flyin. Mostly down and steep

[@vampireslayer1989]

I've met a number of these "Outdoor Control Freak Daredevils". Their attitudes ultimately get them (and often others) killed. They also live their lives mostly "hand to mouth", sacrificing family, career and meaningful relationships in exchange for their (self-indulgence) "sport". To each their own (we all have fill our voids). Personally I kind of enjoy watching my grandchildren growing up and see more value in a long productive life.

[@jp1310]

I’d say you’ve met a particular type. If you look deeper you’d see that all types of people take part in extreme sports.

[@FuckPedophileBiden]

Okay Karen.

[@landosmith1974]

You say....”and often get others killed”. Give me examples of daredevils that have killed others while doing what they do. Words are powerful. You need to be careful how you use them. And tell the truth when you use them. You know as well as anyone that there have NOT been multiple cases of innocent bystanders being killed. Your entire statement has now lost all creditability due to misinformation. Sad really, isn’t it?

[@granfabrica]

@@landosmith1974 Yep.

[@rasher331]

@@landosmith1974 I would say an example is some of the climbers on Mount Everest if you really need an example. But in seriousness, these type of guys have the persona's of the type who want to be forever young and I dont think old age would suit their need for freedom and mobility. They would probably die from depression. Most do inevitably die early through an accident. I wonder why they bother getting married and having kids, its not the type of lifestyle that suits family life.

[@elmoblatch9787]

I'm not "hating" on Dean, and I agree with the sentiment that it's best to live a short interesting life than a long and boring life. HOWEVER, it seems that age was definitely cutting into Dean's enjoyment of extreme sports. It seemed at this point he was merely doing it because he had always done it. He describes a lot of anxiety leading up to this jump, and it may have been time to dial it back and simply enjoy the outdoors without risking life and limb. It seems he was living on reputation at this point, and not on passion.

[@renovatiovr]

Ego can be a dangerous thing

[@elpepelucho]

here's a crazy idea, how about a long interesting life ? If you want short and interesting, play russian roulette, cheaper and faster.

[@surfclimbcycle]

Gone but never forgotten. Inspirational, Dean Potter.

[@bienvenidovelasco6834]

You wanna follow him?

[@dirkdigler7875]

That’s what I did when I was young -- can remember jumping off the wardrobe on to the bed in full flight 🥴 maybe not as dangerous’ but hey it was up there 👆,

[@Livingonlargestactivevolcano]

Thanks Dirk ! Yeah but you were one of the pioneers . Hats off ! Me , surfing and motocross from the north shore . I admire You athletes ; all air and guts . Freedom ! 🦅 God Bless !

[@Livingonlargestactivevolcano]

Ooops , honestly I thought the wardrobe was a tower some where . I Get it . Pioneer just the same . Start small go big ! 🦜 .

[@Chewbecca101]

Hey, I nailed the landing off my stepladder the other day. I did once bungee jump off a bridge at Victoria Falls, but these days changing the lightbulb 10 feet above ground is a win!

[@sooz9433]

My neighbors used to call me to let me know my #2 & #3 sons were on the roof... they would climb the antenna tower against the side of the house... they were 3 and 7 years old... Did your Mother know what you were doing? Just curious. (By the way, they are 40 and 44 now)

[@raccoonchronicles5134]

Lol...we used to wrap blankets around the "victim" and push them off the top of the bunk beds!

[@udxpierre]

Yeah Dean Potter, had his last jump in 2015, 3 years after this was filmed.

[@donnasmith1268]

Doesn’t he do the flying anymore? Has he retired ?

[@stefanritscher7868]

@@donnasmith1268, he died doing this...

[@donnasmith1268]

@@stefanritscher7868 oh , I didn't know sorry.

[@flashpointblank4914]

"That's not flying... That's falling with style...."

[@passin_gas4836]

It’s an awesome way to commit suicide I think. LIfe would be amazing right to the point of death. My luck I would get anally penetrated by a tree and live through it. My first instinct after jumping would be to flap my wings.

[@flashpointblank4914]

@@passin_gas4836 😂

[@JHKH4]

Id be crying and shitting myself the whole way down lol

[@eyedealist4214]

The first time I went to Yosemite as an adult, I met Ivo in the meadow under El Cap, who had Dean's dog with him. He was talking to us and then I looked up and saw a large object falling from the sky. It looked like a rock, then a bird, then a squirrel, then it landed in the meadow and I realized it was Dean! ...I once had a dream that I was in an area like Tuolumne with rolling granite domes. I had a haul bag on and walked over to a large hole, jumped down with a parachute, and aide climbed a long 5.9A3 route to get back out. That's how I imagine my Heaven to be. And I bet Dean is getting after it too!

[@3thomasdm]

dean potter died in 2015 in yosemite doing the same thing he's doing here. yosemite was "The Final Jump"

[@eddiep2899]

So this WASN'T about filming his final jump before perishing?

[@d.martinez-rodriguez333]

WAH WAH WAH!!!! I thought so too.

[@stephenr80]

Ikr! Darkest clickbait ever

[@stevelibby6852]

That's a few jumps from now. With all of these guys.

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

Not to worry...... I don't think any BASE jumper/proximity flyer has lived long enough to start claiming their pensions yet............

[@jenniferjean]

@@nickmaclachlan5178 Oh yes very very short life span.

[@BeyondAverageSkilled]

he wasnt flying, he was just falling with style

[@cashshew6415]

Beautiful flight. Absolutely amazing

[@christytuttle5590]

How does the landing go? I'd like to see that! Absolutely breathtaking!!!!!

[@johnsuttoniiijs]

parachute deployment

[@FLmetalhead]

Dean Potter. Unfortunately this took his life a cpl years later. He’s a legend in rock climbing, slack lining and this ^

[@lynnealuebben1967]

It amazes, me these flying squirrel-like suits, that one can take that moment to jump and then come into utter consciousness to control, the flight. Everyone dreams of flying, but not everyone is brave enough to take the leap.

[@bethroesch2156]

You're right. I've had that dream but no way would I EVER do this

[@jamess5457]

Nat Geo must mean "The Final Jump" that they were involved in producing, cause he died in Yosemite, Ca. So title a bit misleading. Probably done to get more hits on their channel.

[@08Stella]

Oh I see! I was holding on to dear life already watching him jump... it made no sense, then I noticed the datum. It was his final jump for the documentary I believe but is his last jump on KZbin? I don't get what really happened to him, if he was wearing that jumping suit. He did much more dangerous stuff without wearing anything. x

[@jamess5457]

Stella Johnson Dean Potter Killed in BASE-Jumping Accident | Outside Online - this is a good article to read about his May 2015 death. Just google Dean potter death.

[@08Stella]

James S I have. Obviously. I could only find theories on it, his last Instagram post and that sort of thing but I find it eerie that they BOTH died, the same day, the same way, parachute didn't open... something is fishy about it. I just wanted to look into it. Thanx for the article. I'll check.x

[@jamess5457]

Stella Johnson - Stella, they hit the rock outcropping before the ripcord of the parachute would have been pulled. I don't think it was fishy, I think it could have been a gust of wind came up unexpectedly. The route that they were taking was close to the rocks anyway. They were flying in close proximity to one another. I was a big fan of his work. Cheers

[@08Stella]

James S Auww, thanks for the explanation, I wouldn't mind seeing the footages of his head-cam. I guess it won't be released. It must have been something unexpected indeed because this guy micro-calculated every bit of his move. A genius to say the least!!! Also, he didn't take his dog. That stood out to me. He must have felt something. x

[@normieross2507]

The sport that has no room for errors. They all die young.

[@yrellim]

This guy is deceased RIP.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

@@yrellim yup and he died young while doing this same thing again.

[@ariloves10]

He is alive in heaven flying to his heart's content now 💓

[@cucuca7281]

I just jumped from my bed and still alive - Amazing these men flying like free birds! You got to have steel to do such a thing!

[@swnorcraft7971]

A phenomenal leap! Footage was excellent, except.........the landing was left out. To show the landing is ALL important............

[@rexfknwetzel7162]

Imagine the balls on the first guy to ever jump with the wingsuit on?

[@tropicallyfit]

I would call it STUPIDITY rather than "balls". Pure stupidity and disregard for one's life!!!! Get real.

[@loganreuter6072]

There was a guy back in the early 1900’s who made a “wing suit” and decided to jump off the Eiffel Tower with no testing. Yeah he fell to his death

[@joehallam1231]

Standard balls small brain...

[@sockpuppetbitme]

All of your comments involve imagining balls...

[@ThatGuy-eq9mz]

@@tropicallyfit the first guy had a parachute also you fool, just like all wing suit jumpers do. You didnt think they could land just by gliding to the ground did you? Lol

[@topsuperseven7910]

It astonished me that someone could invent and perfect this strange 'flying squirrel' suit and then its just mindboggling they can do that kind of deadly daredevil jump like that. It seems to me it's a strange thing where it will be terminal. Everyone who does these kinds of extreme flying contraption suits has or will die. Now the thing is, it will 1-in-300 sort of guarantee but nobody really knows when it happens. It could be your 12th jump but another may very well do 299 then die. Funnily enough, people who raise and live with wild animals such as chimps or tigers have pretty much the same thing going on. You WILL die. The excitement might be that you just don't know if its sooner or later but you WILL die from it.

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

I LOVE NatGeo, I've been reading their magazines since I was a child. I also love NatGeoWild, on TV but I don't particularly like seeing someone kill themselves. I've seen people die and it is not pleasant. I'm a GA pilot and after I had learned to fly, I was at an airport where guys were sky-diving and I was watching with the local flight instructor. One guy's chute did not open, he fought it all the way down, when he got fairly close, the flight instructor threw his binoculars down on the ground and walked away. I watched the guy go splat and I'll never forget that as long as I live. Years later, I saw patients die in hospitals on wards or in the ER and it is always difficult. Especially anyone young dying. People who risk their lives usually THINK they won't die, but they usually eventually will die!

[@pschelp3605]

Even after science professes rapidly why we can't still create reliable paratute

[@JUSTWALKITOUT]

I love how it’s gotta be around 20 degrees and their dressed like it’s the summer.

[@ChristinaFlowers1]

Maybe it’s like flagstaff - dry cold and snow so people wear shorts in the day. 40F is warm in the sun wo wind

[@STUEpendouse]

Could be more around spring time too and maybe only like -5 c

[@TsurfBangz]

@@STUEpendouse that’s still not the type of weather you wear shorts in dummy

[@rubinmendoza13]

It was nice of him to include the whole crew in the last shot...

[@peteranderson9881]

I had watched a number of these amazing videos on KZbin. Then out of interest, I began looking up the jumpers on Wikipedia. Holy Toledo, it was like “another one bites the dust” over and over and over again!

[@johnlittle7181]

For many it's not if, but when..

[@badeugenecops4741]

Play dumb games...win dumb prizes. OR Thinning of the herd.

[@baca360]

no, he uses a parachute to land. The Fly Suit is just a way for him to glide through the air. He still needs a parachute to slow down and land safely

[@raajkumar6392]

i think i love myself and also others hearts... lets share the lives through accepting and appreciating others... foget about what they have done but give importance to why and how...

[@christossophocleous9305]

I don't understand why so many people are hating, first of all he can choose to do what he wants, he was an autonomous human being and could make his own choices and the consequences that came with them. Secondly, can you imagine what the sensation of flight is like?? The human lifetime is so fractionally small, I can see how that sensation is so much richer than living 80 years worrying about not doing things because they may or may not be dangerous, and you might die because of it. Every time you get in your car to drive somewhere you risk death, to a lesser degree perhaps but you risk it nonetheless, you risk long term disease depending on what you eat or what your habits are so with that in mind id rather go out flying than in a hospital bed shitting myself cause I'm too frail to even take care of myself, supported by machines that barely keep you alive just for the sake of it. Staying alive just for the sake of staying alive doesn't seem something that great.

[@maryapatterson]

When these trolls come out or our armchair critic who doesn't have a clue, we need to simply ignore them. That's right. No matter what they say,leave them to scratch themselves because they will give up ghost and go elsewhere. I don't climb,fly or anything else. But I respect those that do. Just because I don't understand why or how doesn't make it rubbish. You see for me every day is a school day, so I want to learn. Circumstances has taught me that just being alive is not enough. There are too many people bored with the rat race but are too frightened to break free. So when I see those living their own lives doing what they love, I rejoice! Because they wake up every day with a smile on their face. No dreading Monday morning! I would rather die young doing something I love than having regrets when I'm old and bored at 80!

[@wmgthilgen]

Christos Sophocleous Then stop trying to make himout as an idol. Any idiot can dodge cars during rush hour, but when shit goes wrong, there not idolized.

[@christossophocleous9305]

Can you point out where I'm idolising him? and secondly yes any idiot can dodge a car and when shit goes wrong he's not idolized nor is he vilified, so then why should dean or any one else who dies by doing something that may be considered dangerous or "unacceptable" to you be vilified?

[@petersrightbut8297]

Christos Sophocleous. ask his family

[@christossophocleous9305]

Ask his family?? So you're claiming that one should never do something dangerous because they might die and that might make their family sad. That's quite sad, if one's family understood how much one loved something if they did indeed love it then they wouldn't put their selfish desires over his. Is a person who is terminally ill meant to keep on suffering for years on end so his family wont be sad instead of doing the humane thing which is allow euthanasia if that was his wish??????? If you think that yes they should that is the most monstrous and selfish thing I have ever heard. Death is part of life it can come from the most unexpected place but yea lets all just make the mistaken assumption that if you don't do dangerous stuff you wont die, and you don't do it because you might make your family sad. If that's how you want your children to live and that's how you want to live the remainder of your days fine. But don't posit what someone's family might think because you might be surprised to find out that they understand. Either way I'm done responding its a waste of my time, you guys are like broken records.

[@enriquelandaf]

I wonder how they built the platform, that"s a bit more interesting I imagine ?????????

[@vandalorianvandalorian4769]

I remember the morning when it was announced that Dean had been killed on a jump/flight.

[@stevenking607]

How when please

[@vandalorianvandalorian4769]

@@stevenking607 about 3-4 years ago in Yosemite.

[@MrRapparicio]

Title should be “the last landing”... he died in Yosemite

[@MauriceRivers415]

Impressive feat, but sad how he lost his life. In Greek mythology, Icarus and Daedalus tempted fate by trying to fly, and suffered the same end. We must accept that testing the fire as daredevils, will not always give us a second chance.

[@cosmopolitanwonder9675]

I’ve done Paragliding in tandem, it was the best feeling in the world, besides giving birth to my son of course, but it’s a feeling that you get while flying, that you want to just carry on flying forever. The worst part was going up the mountain in a jeep that was like from World War Two, it was terrifying and hurt every bone in your body, but when you get to the top all pain and fear disappears, and the run off the mountain, it truly is as if this is the life, will it be the end also.

[@muazzamfaizan2398]

Rest in peace legend! Mountains will never forget you ❤️

[@glenncurley680]

I'm not a big fan of heights, but this was amazing! Stay safe my friends!

[@talijamir5395]

Friend isn't live no more he died with what he loves to do

[@ap8riot931]

I''m not afraid of heights... I'm afraid of widths. It's a rare disorder.

[@malcolmgerald]

You put a value on your life and the lives of your loved ones and then you decide if it's worth the risk.

[@a92gsxdsm]

Buzz light year would be jealous. Best falling with style ive ever seen. 😂

[@thomassweeney1258]

R.I.P. He did what the rest of us tremble thinking about.

[@frankkolton1780]

Actually, most of us are too intelligent to even think about it.

[@dfcvda]

certainly not a selfish, his poor children.

[@flt528]

I tremble thinking about people whose achievements truly improve human society - people like Jonas Salk, Winston Churchill, MLK Jr, Bill Gates. Adrenaline junkies getting high contribute nothing but a head-scratching suicidal sideshow.

[@kylepeter6862]

Nobody: Dean: I can fly Flying squirrel: Hold this

[@williambtm1]

Great job team, all acting for one Big Moment whilst reliant upon each and the other.

[@phutton88]

Good job, guys! Good to see everyone respect each other for their roll in the production and love what they do! It helps the little guys, like me, constantly have goals in front of me and give me purpose in life! I love my adrenal gland!!!

[@danielmocsny5066]

Which one?

[@DS-wk1kn]

Was sort of expecting the fatal jump, to be honest. I'm morbid like that.

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

We don't like "da guy" at the start of the video (0:05-22), there's NO room for cockiness at places like that! And sadly, Dean Potter died on 5-16-15 on a base jump at Yosemite along with his buddy Graham Hunt; they both crashed into the side of a mountain wall/rocks, flying notches while wing-suit flying. Dean was 43 and Graham was 29. Thrill-seekers usually don't live to old age. I was one years ago, but not to the degree they tempted death. I quit while I was ahead. I HATE it when I read about these guys crashing and dying, so unnecessarily! Very sad. Some accounts of the accident state Potter was wearing his Go-Pro helmet cam and others say he wasn't. But it is said that it was dusk (about 7:30p) and they were making an illegal "night jump" I doubt they wore cameras. Both Dean and Graham knew Sean Leery, who also died in a jump before they did. Why these guys continue to jump when they KNOW it has killed their friends is anyone's guess. Very sad.

[@qbconnect]

It's called living life on your own terms. I would never do these stunts myself but I can really respect the courage it takes to dare that level of fear and conquer it. All I could think while watching was how powerful and free that must feel. I can see how it could become very addictive with true freedom being so scarce in this world.

[@ariloves10]

@@qbconnect 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Yeshua-is-my-savior]

I can verify dean deff had go pro on , it was pretty gnarly bro , they should have never jumped was very dark and can hear the wind howling in background , it was over very fast , they were supposed to jump left to El Capitan by the wind immediately took them right to one of the hardest lines in the day to pull off , graham immediately hit a notch in wall and went hurling toward dean who tried to maneuver away and splatted seconds later it was so loud I can still hear it ...also dean's girlfriend took pictures ..won't say how I saw this but can confirm

[@Yeshua-is-my-savior]

Law enforcement has a copy for your heads up

[@compresswealthdivideeconom3757]

Best done by those who want to die. If survive, maybe they change their minds.

[@Pete4Flags]

Seems like a really nice bloke. RIP Dean 🙏❤️

[@VinnieAtlanta]

RIP Dean? What? How did he die?

[@richard4short5]

Did he actually have a 'Final Jump'

[@bluehead_info]

@@VinnieAtlanta It's been actually 6 years since he passed away. Even thinking about it still hurts. I love you Dean.

[@createinmeacleanheartohgod6871]

@@VinnieAtlanta He died while doing his stunt in China. He wasn’t able to pass through a vertical hole through which the stunt would have occurred. He hit the corners of the vertical instead a hole through.

[@createinmeacleanheartohgod6871]

@@VinnieAtlanta Sorry , he died while doing a stunt in Yosemite.

[@floweryolk]

COOLEST VIDEO IVE EVER SEEN ON NAT GEO ! IF ONLY IT WAS LONGER AND HAD MORE ANGLES AND ZOOMS !

[@danmaltby3271]

How did they make that ramp, thats pretty intense

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

I was wondering that also, but I'm sure they hung off ropes to erect it, maybe with the help of a helicopter flying up a load or cement, but who knows!

[@paulhomsy2751]

Hanging ropes from the top. The ramp is light but very stable. Erected the same way camps are erected on big walls.

[@elieteoliveira-janus2416]

That’s crazy! It isn’t for me, but it is for you; and I am happy that you make your dream come true. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@chickoohitch8976]

That's why it's xtreme sport.. Only few r choosen

[@user-wy2iw5vy5u]

That was one thing that someone did in the 1960,s but didn't have the fabric invented now in 2021. Had a parachute that one time didn't open. That now, was awesome!

[@sonicrevolver2917]

I don’t see “flying”. I see falling. Still very brave.

[@uwillnevahno6837]

it's more gliding than falling

[@jpmtlhead39]

it was there....were the "ancients"

[@beanzntoast]

how high up did he jump and how long did he fly for. looks amazing

[@orangevideo]

RIP Dean, an intrepid, inspiring soul

[@scnomad3626]

Splendid Mendax obviously you didn’t know him

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

Sure, intrepid all the way to SPLAT!

[@BashoStrikes]

Rest In Peace everyone - with razzelberry dressing.

[@scottmassage2658]

orangevideo so he’s dead then?

[@Cyclops8888]

Gotta admire BASE jumpers, lots of guts, hats off.

[@SCOTTSTALLARDBERMUDA]

Purpose of life..not to die..young

[@mpreiss7780]

Only the good/great die young. The rest are forced to go thru old age

[@mtkoslowski]

So we first got the idea from tree squirrels. Nicely adapted and implemented.

[@madmatmp]

Very risky to stand near the edge without a harness. A sudden gust of wind 🌬 and it’s a bad situation. Also yes to many people, asking about the platform. I have built a few “stages” in my time. It would have been very interesting for viewers. One thing you would see, would be a lot of people wearing harnesses, with every person knowing exactly what their job was.

[@alexsandereastmond7036]

rip dean you are flying free now rest easy brother true legend in the climbing world

[@mtadams2009]

For all of you writing all these poor comments, he did what he wanted to do, he knew the risk. He lived his life they way he wanted to. As Jim Morison said "no one gets out of here alive" that's all of us. As an older person I see I lot of people just hanging on, they have been dead for years and they know it. Some people and that would include me needed to take risk to feel alive, some got lucky and lived through that part of their lives, some not.

[@danielmocsny5066]

The people posting insulting comments are also doing what they want to do. If it's OK, even admirable, for someone to jump off a mountain, how is it any less OK for people to express whatever opinion they want about it? People who are brave enough to jump off mountains cannot be snowflakes who cower in fear at ridicule from distant strangers. Some people get their thrills by taking real risks, and some people get their thrills by making jokes about them. I can't see how anyone who justifies one pointless behavior can judge someone else for an equally pointless behavior.

[@mollymorgan5596]

This is hands down the best wingsuit video rock

[@healthwisdomproject4352]

I can tell you that jumping out of an airplane was one of the most peaceful and exciting things that I've ever done at the same time. I used to have dreams of falling and I'd wake up sweating and afraid. After I started skydiving I started having dreams of falling and flying and I would wake up excited. Life is totally different after you face your fears. I hope that you people who are bad mouthing these guys can face the things that scare you and conquer it. Peace.

[@davidrhoads9484]

I gotta pee

[@patchoulijulie7769]

WORD!

[@mencken8]

I refuse to acknowledge the value in being addicted to my own adrenaline.

[@wolfpak8228]

Daredevils often pay the ultimate price ....

[@TheSnowboardGuyBreezy]

“I fought Newton’s law and the law won”

[@Rahul-lc5qr]

These are the most beautiful men with their spirit brighter than the sun

[@4465Vman]

agreed ....unfortunately Potter died doing that BASE jumping...ALOT of people have died doing that

[@truescotsman4103]

"symptoms" prior to adrenaline release is your body warning you. its called a somatoform reaction. it can turn into somatoform disorder and become a permanent condition similar to shell shock.

[@eat_ze_bugs]

That platform was defying physics!

[@danielmocsny5066]

They gave the mountain a big dose of Viagra.

[@normjohnson4629]

Would like to actually see him land, that would be the hard part.

[@annalarsson3293]

I was waiting for the landing....

[@ftm84]

They use a parachute/glider type thing. Still challenging to land.

[@f87115]

Actually landing is easy,… close eyes

[@charlesbarboza8591]

That was TOTALLY AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@gregparrott]

National Geographic sure is remiss on adding any commentary or even basic publishers notes...They don't identify the wing suit jumper (other than 'Dean'), the mountain or general location, the date, the vertical distance traveled or mountain's elevation. R.I.P. Dean Potter, May 16, 2015, doing what he loved in Yosemite

[@jesush.christ3003]

Pick up after yourself. Respect nature. Follow your dreams!

[@jocelynjovito2490]

How they installed that amazing ramp?

[@kerbygator]

He wasn't here for a long time, he was here for good time.

[@clicks59]

Definitely one sandwich short of a picnic...

[@elbob248]

He lived more in his short life than you could ever dream of.

[@DRSURYAPRAKASHSURGEON]

Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn.🔥🔥👍👍

[@philcliffe6909]

You haven't seen my lawn.

[@certainly2509]

The end must have been terrifying knowing you're about to die!

[@certainly2509]

@Joost Broek In the end you actually wake up and realize your whole life was just one big dream.

[@leesmavicmoments5598]

It's what you have done in life that counts not how many houses and cars you have. Only your memories go with you in the end, nothing else.

[@ranjanty]

I bet he wishes now that would have been his last jump. I know for me I would have been satisfied that I lived through it and counted my blessings. He accomplished an amazing feat.

[@ballisticdan9135]

He could have gone much further but his steel balls were weighing him down too much. Respect RIP

[@mresstell]

"He who loves danger perishes in it."

[@robertfrench7596]

And those who love safety live lives of quiet desperation never venturing out or pushing boundaries to see what they're capable of or what experiences life has to offer. Dean crammed 1000 mortal lifetimes into his 42 years and inspired many people along the way, myself included. Neither his life nor his death was in vain. How many of us can say that about our lives?

[@mresstell]

Inspired of what, - just to satisfy the illusory selfish adventure to compete with his own self! Self, self, self -very well, very selfish indeed - selfish ambition. I would rather be an inspiration to others by spending my life in the service of my country and my fellowmen. People who died and those who will die by doing dangerous activities to satisfy their own pleasures are "accidents waiting to happen". Another thing, they usually ended up either mangled or like mince meat - yuck...

[@Rameus]

Herman Goldmund feelings are not facts.

[@العالمالعربي-ق9ح]

he who loves his couch perishes in it too

[@दत्तापरशुराम]

+العالم العربي beautiful saying

[@Thresholdmoment]

Someday there will be nanotechnology suits and we will all be flying around with wingsuits. All you have to do is just Run and Jump into the air and you will be able to fly.

[@captain_tick8480]

Play with fire you sometimes get burned.

[@maxwaters1461]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

[@mkivy]

Living the dream! Better than sitting in your arm chair or playing video games forever and never challenging yourself...would I do it? Heck no. But kudos to those who do...

[@gomezpiro]

Congratulations that was Amazing !!

[@chrisa3289]

"He's not flying! He's falling with style"

[@foemystiq3214]

looks like eric cartman flying through colorado

[@burants89]

Never even heard of this guy till I saw this and now watching all his clips....well done the platform erectors

[@Sniperx310]

Is it me or does that guy look like Criss Angel?

[@knightowl3577]

That's not flying, that's falling with style!

[@maylam27]

It's so pretty OoO and I can't believe he did it at the same time because it's scary but watching him flying is pretty haha

[@KarstRats]

Bro. He died.

[@BrunetteGiant]

@@KarstRats he died doing a different jump

[@DaveLynchJazzGuitar]

Kudos Dean! Give you a ton a credit. Nerves of steel, and balls to.match.

[@tierrajordan1513]

he died on another jump :(