Adidas Teams Up With Dean Potter To Create ‘When Dogs Fly’
Valerio Spagnuolo
Jul 10, 2014
Base jumping in a wing suit is one thing, but base jumping in a wing suit with your dog is a whole other. Watch closely as self-described aerialist, Dean Potter, performs this inspirational base jump with his dog Whisper in a wing suit, courtesy of Adidas.
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Titled ‘When Dogs Fly‘, this short clip features a collaboration of sports merchandise brand, Adidas, with the daredevil, Dean Potter, for the Adidas Outdoor campaign.
Introducing Dean Potter
For those of you who are not aware, Dean Potter is rather well-known in the base-jumping universe. With decades of experience in dangerous outdoor activities, Dean has experimented with everything from new ways to do rock-climbing and line walking, to hybrid free-base climbing, free-solo climbing and base-line walking. You get the picture, this guy is a hardcore adventurer.
Flying With His Dog
Even with all that outdoorsy-ness, Dean somehow had never tried to fly off a cliff with Whisper on his back. Not suggesting that that’s an everyday activity, but it’s quite surprising. Nevertheless, this little feat is apparently all it took for Dean to realize what is ultimately right, wrong and safe for him and his family.
The Team
On August 11, 2012, at the Porche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, Adidas Outdoors partnered with the 42-year old Dean Potter to join a team of the most inspiring outdoor athletes in the world. The group consists of climbers like Sasha DiGiulian, Beat Kammerlander, Alexander and Thomas Huber among many others.
The Jump
With his beloved four year old Australian cattle dog, Whisper, who weighs just 22 pounds, Dean Potter set out to perform one of the most stimulating base jumps of all time.
The experience stirred a whole new dilemma in Dean’s conscience, as it trails the steps he took to ensure safety. ‘When Dogs Fly‘ is a 22 minute independent film that had a world premiere recently at Mouuntainfilm in Telluride.
