Base jumper ‘knew the risks’

Dean Potter knew the risks every time he flew off a cliff in a wingsuit.

Base jumper ‘knew the risks’

The extreme athlete lost a friend to a base jumping accident last year. At his friend’s memorial service he spoke about the death-defying nature of the sport.

“He always recognised how dangerous the sport was and at the same time how magical it was — the tension between those two things,” said fellow climber Chris McNamara.

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