Mental health
fromPsychology Today
5 days agoThe Dark Wizard of Perfection
Dean Potter's perfectionism and obsession with being the best led to struggles with envy and depression, especially as younger climbers surpassed his achievements.
"At his peak, Dean Potter was a figure similar to Alex Honnold-the leading free-soloist in the game. But he was also a much more enigmatic and eccentric character than Honnold. It is also true that Potter remains one of the all-time great culture heroes of American rock-climbing."