“He was an athlete and an artist.” Did he also seek death? In The Dark Wizard, a four-part HBO docuseries directed by Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen, we meet Dean Potter, pioneering free climber, BASE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The Dark Wizard" was the nickname given to Dean Spaulding Potter. A restless risk-taking renegade who pushed the limits of ...

Directed by Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen, the acclaimed filmmaking duo behind “The Alpinist” and “The Dawn Wall,” “The Dark Wizard” draws from decades of archival footage, Potter’s personal journals ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man sits on the edge of a cliff. Dean Potter, once one of the most famous climbers in the world, sits talking to the camera ...

“He was an athlete and an artist.” Did he also seek death? In The Dark Wizard, a four-part HBO docuseries directed by Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen, we meet Dean Potter, pioneering free climber, BASE ...

“It’s over,” my wife says. “You can come back now.” She’s on the couch. I’m standing behind her, looking away. We’re watching POV footage of Dean Potter walking a slackline in Yosemite National Park, ...

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