An unflinching portrait of Dean Potter, the world's most influential and controversial climber, base jumper and highline walker, who achieves jaw-dropping feats while battling his inner demons.
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
Dean and Alex Honnold compete to be first to free solo El Capitan's 3000-foot route. Dean's declining mental health drives away his close supporters, leading him to take a risky job in China.
With a new relationship grounding him, Dean regains emotional stability and his long-held dream of flight comes to fruition when he immerses himself in the cutting-edge world of wingsuit flying.
Dean battles personal struggles, finding solace in extreme feats like free-soloing, highlining, and BASE jumping. His rebellious persona attracts loyal fans, but climber Alex Honnold's arrival threatens his status.
Dean Potter finds joy and escape through extreme climbing, forging new ascents and world records, while struggling with relationships.
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
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