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National Geographic's Adventure Magazine named ten people as Adventurers of the Year, and invite you to rate each of them to help them determine the readers' choice top adventurer. One of the profiles features 37-year-old Dean S. Potter, rock climber, tightrope walker, and BASE jumper. Potter set a world record in 2009 by jumping off a high face of Switzerland's Eiger in a wingsuit and sailing for almost three minutes! The trip was 9,000 feet vertically and four miles horizontally. Links to all adventurers. Link to voting. -Thanks, Ethan!
THAT is awesome. I so want to do that :)
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Assuming he followed a linear path he traveled 23,000 feet.
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"The usual rules do not seem to apply to you, Potter"
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That has got to be a beatiful 9000 feet up. I'm not sure if I'd be willing to even climb that high and look down. I can wait for the video.:p
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Didn't a couple of guys base jump off of some 20 K cliff in Pakistan or somewhere once ? I think it took them around two weeks to climb up and a few seconds to parachute down.
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Yea, it was the east face of Mt. Meru. Tallest base jump ever in terms of exit altitude. This jump is the longest vertical drop.
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