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Dean Potter
American rock climber.
Born April 14th, 1972 in New Hampshire. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2015 at 43 years old in Yosemite National Park (BASE jumping).
Occupations
mountaineer, rock climber, skydiver
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner