Dean Potter just keeps being Dean Potter. The American climber, mountaineer, BASE jumper and general alpine bad-ass has done some freaky things over the years. He slack-lines, he climbs mountains without safety equipment and he base jumps, including this record setting jump with a wing suit.

Turns out Dean’s not one for sitting on his duff at home watching re-runs of Gilligan’s Island, cause he’s at it again. This time he crosses Yosemite Falls on a high line, as the wind ravages above and Yosemite Falls rages below. And he talks a little about what he does, and why he does it.

Cojones, Dean. You got a big set of ‘em

Yosemite Falls High-Line from Camp 4 Collective on Vimeo.

Any video with Dean Potter, high altitudes and no safety harness is gonna be good and this one doesn’t disappoint.  Dean Potter is the American daredevil I blogged about a year ago, and he has a curious habit of climbing mountains without safety equipment, and either jumping off it, or slacklining it (tight-rope walking without equipment) and then BASE jumping his way down.

This video includes footage from his world-record BASE Jump in 2009, with a wing-suit.

I am really at a loss here whether Potter, or Felix Baumgartner is the baddest of the bad.  I take comfort though in knowing that there are guys like this with more testosterone than any reasonable guy should have.  Guess I’m not the only one who took Point Break way too seriously.  Bodhi would be proud.

Oh my God, this just makes me wish it was summer time again. Mike Wilson and those evil peeps at Shreddy Times give us more ridiculous, bone-jarring rope jumping eye candy once again with this video of Mike doing a quadruple backflip into Lake Tahoe from 99 feet. So evil, and yet, so bloody fun to watch!

Name your fix.  Some people drink.  Some buy shoes, others eat chocolate.  Heck, some people watch self-help videos to feel alive.  Then there are those, such as this guy who feel alive when jumping off a cliff – and God bless’em for it.  This is one sick video.  To be honest, I can’t believe people have the cojones to pull stunts like this, but it sure is fun to watch!  If only his friend would get his foot out of the way…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUTFj90zsN4

Yet another reason why you should always have a rope with you. I love this guy’s innovation. Awesome spot for cliff jumping but no rope? No problem! Just throw that bad boy over a branch, tie a few knots and jump away. This is a ridiculous jump. You won’t catch me doing this anytime soon…but it makes for some killer video! The guy’s name is Mike Wilson.

If there’s any truth to survival of the fittest, this guy’s in for a world of hurt.  Turn the volume up for maximum viewing enjoyment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVkYv4OgXAg

Adrenaline junkies in BC have reason to feel hardcore once again. Raid the North Extreme, a 500 km wilderness race held every year in Canada is coming to the Kootenays in September. The race comprises of teams of four and takes teams across some of Canada’s toughest wilderness by kayak, canoe, fixed rope, mountain bike and on foot. Or to put it another way for us city folks, it’s like The Amazing Race in the boonies. This is not a race for the Sheraton crowd!

There’s a fine line between comedy and tragedy. This one leans closer to comedy. Another beauty from wendmag. Make sure you’ve got the volume up.