Delicate Arch
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Delicate Arch is a 52-foot-tall freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park, near Moab in Grand County, Utah, United States. The arch is the most widely recognized landmark in Arches Nat
View of the Delicate Arch, August 2005
Delicate Arch and adjacent large panhole at sunset, February 2011
Dean Potter
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Dean Spaulding Potter was an American rock climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner, who invented the extreme sport of FreeBASE. He completed many technically hard first free ascents, free solo a
Delicate Arch
…During the summer, white-throated swifts (Aeronautes saxatalis) nest in the top of the arch. In May 2006, climber Dean Potter performed as many as six free solo ascents of the arch. Climbing Delicate Arch was not explicitly forbidden under the rules in force at the time, which…
Potter on August 28, 2009