Peter Mortimer is an award-winning filmmaker (King Lines, Valley Uprising, The Dawn Wall, The Alpinist) and co-creator of the Reel Rock Film Tour. We talked about his latest project, The Dark Wizard, a new 4-part documentary series now streaming on HBO Max about Dean Potter, which shares the full story of Dean in all of his human complexity—as a visionary, climbing legend, and a tormented soul.
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Show Notes:
http://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/peter-mortimer
Nuggets:
(00:00:00) – Intro
(00:01:21) – Peter’s film career
(00:11:54) – Hustling
(00:15:28) – The Dark Wizard
(00:31:14) – Inside Dean’s mind
(00:38:34) – Dean’s rivalry with Alex Honnold
(00:49:42) – Everything on the table
(00:51:25) – Where to watch
(00:52:34) – Where to follow Peter
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