Mein neues Spielzeug
A propos lustige Sachen
Da gibts noch den Giuliano Calore
ein ziemlich durchgeknallter Typ was Velofahren anbelangt und die Trunk Boiz, die auch irgendwie nen Sprung in der Schüssel haben ...
Bicycle Film Festival
Heute Abend war ich am Bicyclefilmfestival im Xenix. Es war ausverkauft, doch der Vits kam trotzdem rein! Am besten hat mir dieser Film von den Bat for Lashes gefallen mit dem Song " What's a girl to do" auch ein Film von den Macaframa Jungs war zu sehen und einige andere lustige Sachen.
Crazy Dean
Potter "BASE Solos" The Eiger
Dean Potter in the grips of his "BASE solo" ofDeep Blue Sea (5.12+), The Eiger, Switzerland. Photo by Beat Kammerlander.
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Dean Potter has made a "BASE solo" (or FreeBASE) of Deep Blue Sea (5.12+) on the north face of The Eiger, Switzerland.
On August 6, Potter free-soloed the gently overhanging limestone route wearing a five pound BASE jumping rig on his back. He traversed into the climb along a natural ledge that comes off the northwest arête of The Eiger and soloed the final 600 foot headwall with 5.12+ crux moves at the top of the formation. Dean opted to bypass the lower pitches because they feature loose rock and, should a fall occur, there would not be time to deploy the BASE chute before encountering a 50-foot ledge that protrudes from the bottom of the climb. Below the ledge, the wall falls away for an additional 2,000 feet, leaving open the option of a 15 second flight from higher on the wall.
Dean’s climb was filmed by cinematographer Jim Hurst and photographer/mountain guide Beat Kammerlander. The footage will be featured in the upcoming Sender Films release The Sharp End, and as a feature segment on Jeep’s World of Adventure Sports airing October 11, 2008 on NBC.
It may be the first time anyone has set out to free solo a route at the edge of their ability with only a B.A.S.E. parachute.
More details will be coming soon, as we get a detailed interview with Dean.
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