“Ithink that’s where the highest level of climbing happens, when you’re movinginstinctually,” said Potter. “I kind of, more and more, don’t think about itrationally.”Such a zoned in approach hasallowed him to freeclimb El Cap and Half Dome in under 24 hours, and freesolo Separate Reality, Dogs Roof, and Astroman. In 2005, he freesoloed Replica Zenith watches Heaven, a 5.12d/13a, 40foot cliffthat overhangs the Yosemite Valley at a 40degree angle (see the video above from Brad Lynch and Eric Perlman). “There’s no chance tolive if you fall,” said Potter. “It’s roughly a halfmile down.”
But it’s not the constant training,calloused hands, or expert sense of balance that Potter credits most for hissuccess. The most important thing he does? Using yoga to not be scared. “A lot of what I do is dealingwith the fear side of climbing,” he said. “I’m just emptying my mind to whereI’m not concentrating on anything other than Replica Cartier watches breathing.”On a difficult climb, Potter willoften practice at the same time every day. The similar light allows him to seethe moves, holds, and shadows on the rocks in the same way. When he attempts the route with nosupport, he’s ready.The combination of light and rockinspires him. Before he starts a climb he’ll clear his head through meditation,using yoga to harness and focus his energy for the climb. He channels his energyfor tough moves and often releases it after the completion through screams andyelps.
Now, he’s taking free soloing a step further by strapping on a BASE suitand launching himself off sheer wall faces before flying down into deepvalleys. This new sport is called FREEbasing. Perhaps most famously, Potter freeBASEd a 5.12+ on the north face of Switzerland’s Eiger.Why would he invent and attemptsuch new extreme routes? “A lot of these things – what I do – is for theheightened awareness,” said Potter.“I bond with the place and Replica Omega watches through this bonding connect to nature.THE TOKAY GECKOThe Tokay Gecko’s motivation is more primitive. It scampersup cliffs, trees, and buildings at night to feast on unsuspecting insects,birds, and small mammals.
