Daredevils: The Sky Walker
- Channel 4
- 1 x 60mins
- TX: 05/10/2009
Dean Potter is a unique breed of daredevil. He is the only person in the world practicing extreme slacklining – a hair-raising variation of tightrope walking which sees him crossing a bouncy stretch of 1-inch wide rope suspended hundreds of feet above some of the worlds most breathtaking canyons… without any safety harness. One slip and he could plunge to his death.
This nail-biting documentary tells the story of Dean’s extraordinary attempt to conquer the longest high-line ever walked and cement his reputation as one of the great pioneers of extreme sports.
It is also a fascinating portrait of a complex man who has been driven to risk his life and push the boundaries of human possibility since childhood. He is a world renowned base jumper and free solo climber who was one half of the most glamorous couple in extreme sports: the Posh and Becks of rock climbing. Now 36 year old Dean is struggling to get over the breakdown of his marriage and coming to terms with the fact that he is not immune to the ageing process that will inevitably diminish his power and skills.
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