Free Solo Climbing With A Parachute - Dean Potter
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- Dean Potter died on May 16th, 2015 in a wingsuit accident in Yosemite Valley. For two decades he was the de facto leader of the Yosemite monkeys, and was a pioneer in what he called "the dark arts" -- free solo and speed climbing, BASE jumping and wingsuit flying, and highlining. Dean combined his pursuits to conceive the idea of FreeBASE - free solo climbing up tall, overhanging walls, with a BASE jumping parachute on his back for a marginal degree of safety should he fall. One of the world's first freeBASE climbs was this 2008 ascent of The Rostrum, with The Alien Roof finish (5.12). At the time, it was the hardest long free solo ever done in Yosemite. This is a remastered and extended cut of Dean's historic climb.
To learn more about Dean, check out our documentary films that feature him:
FIRST ASCENT - THE SERIES:
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it is not a free solo if using parachute. Alex is dee only legend.
What u do is very very dangerous.
I'm not sure that parachute would be able to deploy properly. He would be too close to the rock wall.
If you are wondering, no he didn't die parachut climbing, instead he died like everyone else, wingsuit flying.
When the news of dean potter and ueli steck’s death came out, it was really both shocking and unsurprising at the same time. They choose some of the already incredibly deadly sports, and decided they are not deadly enough. BASE jumping, free soloing, free basing, free high lining. I don’t think there is a single deadly sports dean haven’t tried or done.. and ueli going some of the most deadly mountains and speed soloing. RIP to both of them.
I’m gonna get booed for this but free soloing is the dumbest idea ever. Hight bouldering is bad enough but climbing over 12 meters or around that means if you fall your dead. Oops I just lost my life dagnabit!
@@carsonwood2095
The dumbest is, to live in fear and to not live your dreams.
What looks dumb to you might be the purpose of someone else.
I'm just happy that I was smart enough to never try free solo. Because I would never had the mental stability to stay calm after having reached a certain height.
@@Yendori. freesoloing is the ultimate “freeing” experience. Total control of yourself, complete confidence in your own ability, and without any burden (ropes, gear, partner, just you and the rock). Most freesoloists do it for that experience, and they would try to control as much as they could, attempts grade significantly lower than their ability, avoid lose rocks etc. That’s what made dean’s free basing so outrageous, he would go on climbs that he is not 100% comfortably or in control, the parachute if anything makes it much more dangerous.
Free solo is a extremely small group of rock climbing, only the most seasoned and mentally prepared climbers ever even attempt it.
@@fanzhang5568
These guys are crazy (I mean it in a positive and respectful way). They are artists. Have you seen the movie from Alexander Honold? Mind-blowing!
Without such personalities we would never have discovered America.
The absence of music is really nice, I was holding my breath from suspense without realizing. When he got that foot on I breathed out lol
Rip….
Thats the only reason i watched the whole video without skipping. It was so relaxing without any stupid earrape music
Same
🤣👍
I think one thing editors miss is that there isn’t always a call for music
I can relate to this a lot. It inspired me. Today I walked up three flights of stairs free solo. It was kinda scary at times and I almost grab the hand rail. But fortunately I caught my balance and made it all the way. The descent, to be honest was more athletically challenging. I'm really not trying to brag here. But I'm damn proud of myself. But seriously folks, I have endless admiration and pride for Mr. Potter. RIP Good Brother!
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Did you have a parachute?
Make sure you are shifting weight to your your feet some and not just arms when you grip the rail. You don’t want to wear the forearms out too quickly.
Best comment ever
I doubt you really did that, seems to be at least a 12a difficulty...
I struggle with making the move from the ladder to the roof of my one story house. Fearless in many ways, but heights do not work for me. This guy was a legend. RIP
you simply need a paracute
Lol i hate heights too, but i dont think the roof of a single story house is considered heights. Weird i only get afraid when its like 50 feet high minimum, even though if i fell from 40 would probably have same result
"Move your feet please". What a legend!
Dudes waaaay up on route, no gear, high degree of effort and still able to have manners. A man so great and polite taken away too soon.
Aka “ Get the fuck out the way “
Pure poise
@@Digipengi wtf he died?
@@meowmix6401 I've got some bad news
Bro is hanging off the side of the mountain with swollen hands, and straight up said "move your feet please" in such a calm tone, when I say hey to strangers I sound more unhinged than he did... what a Legend.. RIP Dean
That's not a stranger that's a photographer , it's a photoshoot
@@gt40f you should understand the comment before you attempt to criticize it. Feel free to read it again and delete your comment
@@gt40f delete this
@@kevinb7098 your comment is easily misunderstood because you said strangers. And I don't think his hands are swollen either that's his normal hands I met him in 2001
@@gt40f He wasnt calling the photographer a stranger. How do you not understand that?
This man lived what many consider a very dangerous life. Still, it was his life to live. RIP
What happened to him
@@brandonmay6287 he ate shit
@@brandonmay6287 he died base jumping in yosemite
why are these people always so ugly? i think if they were better looking they would be more normal because society would eke out a place for them and they don't have to prove themselves to the universe by doing this. bakar and alex honnold are the rare example of people with pleasant or non offensive looking faces. don't brush this off please. actually look at all the top climbers, with rare exception, they are all borderline deformed
what many consider? why don't you just say he lived a very dangerous life.
I never truly relaized the amount of skill he had until now. Wow. Truly such a legend. RIP Dean. You inspire me to this day
Probably not the best inspiration out there unless you want to die crashing into rocks and trees.
Вдохновляет? Вдохновляет как быстро и бесполезно сдохнуть? Браво! 👍
I don’t think you know what inspiration means.
-“Wanna Freebase on some cracks?”
-“what did you say??”
Yeah sure.... oh what??
Wanna free base some cracksinrocks 🤣
Umm...mmmnnn... dont tempt me lol
Freebase crack? Count me in
FINALLY a video without music!
thank you so much!
you earned the like.
Right, I will never understand, why do you need music?
I mean videos like these, you need to really concentrate to watch...
I just get the feel music might just spoil the video.
Ans now a life without music !
My heart was pounding watching this. I thought at any moment that he was going to fall and deploy his parachute. Sad to hear that he is no longer with us. RIP.
Wait what he died?😭
@@09jesusm Yeah doing a proximity wingsuit descent. I.e. just about the only more dangerous thing imaginable than this.
No please ! My hands are sweating after 3 seconds of watching this 🥺🥺🥺 these people … are just …. AMAZING
2:57 saying 'Thank you' to the person for moving out your way whilst risking your life free soloing 😂
legend
I used to admire him and be inspired... I have watched everything available on the Internet about Dean. Now I just can’t resist the feeling he must have been very complicated person.
Well ya they literally had his life in their hands at that moment
I think it was part of his camera crew too
My hero...calm and focused...still politely asking the cameraman to move his foot...please...legend and inspiration
I loved that, but that camera man blew it so hard. You have to be entirely focused while free soloing. Having to ask the camera to get his goddamn foot out of the way could be the difference between life and death. Yeah he had a chute on, but he did when he died as well, so clearly it isn’t foolproof
That cameraperson was working for the best possible shot, like both climber and audience want them to. Nobody "blew" anything right there.
That quiet "Move your feet please" and "Thank you" tells you all you need to know about his composure.
I swear my heart was pumping especially when the guy shouted, i felt he is going to drop but he conquered. very Respect from Great Pakistan ♥️👍🇵🇰
He was a great person and a dear friend to those who had the pleasure of knowing him. He inspired people in everyday ways as well. There was something about climbing with him though, as if gravity took the day off for you too. A truly wonderful beast he remains in our hearts, forever.
That's a beautiful tribute man, right on.
So I'm guessing gravity finally caught up with him?
@@mikecurtis1111 On May 16, 2015, Potter and Graham Hunt died attempting a proximity wingsuit flight from Taft Point above Yosemite Valley.[18][3] The route they were attempting, which they had flown before, required them to clear a small notch in a rocky ridge line. Hunt hit a side wall during the flight while Potter cleared the notch before crashing. Both died on impact.[19] Neither of them had deployed their parachutes.[20][21][22] Potter's and Graham's deaths brought the total number of BASE jumping death in U.S. national parks in 2014 to five.[23]
@@mikecurtis1111 Gravity is a constant. without it one cannot fly or climb as we do. For realsies. Cheers.
Interesting tribute. I always thought he was inspiring, but that was from afar. I kinda got the impression many inside the climbing community had some jealousy. That usually happens for one of two reasons; 1) the person is a raging dick while appearing friendly on camera; or 2) the guy is genuine and other are jealous. Nice to hear a touching testimonial.
The variety of jamming goodness on this video makes it a masterclass on crack climbing. What a legend.
was straight up taking notes..... 5.10 getting sold to adidas is a loss to the history of climbing.
Yeah he has to be on crack to do this
OMG, my feet are tingling and my heart is racing just watching this very brave indeed.
Dude was a madman no doubt. He did what he loved despite the risks and died doing what he loved. Gotta respect that.
He loved climbing, not falling to his death. So he didn't die doing what he loved.
@@billbally4419he liked climbing with the risk of falling to his death, though probably didn’t like the actual falling to his death.
@@billbally4419 He died during a wingsuit base jump not while climbing.
The things that some human beings manage to achieve in their lives is absolutely incredible
Climbing up a rock? Yeah, impressive.
(Save yourself the reply; just because I cannot do something, doesn't automatically make it impressive. I can't lick my elbow; is that impressive?)
@@FatalShotGG honestly same, however I’ll leave them to Darwin, who’s clearly making an attempt to cleanse our gene pool from up above.
@@FatalShotGG You weirdo
@@markmoffat597 I'm a "weirdo"? LOL sure
@@FatalShotGG licking elbow doesnt need courage. It s simple to understand
I can't believe he is doing this in jeans I can barely put my socks on in jeans
I like to call them leg prisons
You can get climbing jeans these days that are really elastic, I have a couple of pairs they are so comfortable for everyday use I don't think I'll ever go back to normal jeans.
because jeans are so tough, when you fall down jeans prevent you from breaking your bones
I'm in a constant state of pajamas
@@psychologienerd7546 nope. Jeans will not prevent your bones from breaking.
A very very balanced tough climb. I was shocked, it sends chills through my spine seeing the climb.
What a beautiful soul this man was.... never have rock climbed but this man was the reason i fell in love with this art form...honnold is by far a hero to me...but dean pottter was just someone who you could tell truly lived!!
Its a sport, not an art.
@@martinkolm7685 it can be both
So incredibly polite "Could you move your feet please? Thank you." Talk about grace under pressure.
Was stoked when he topped it out. Gotta say I was expecting a cheeky intentional fall for the cameras. Legend.
Ruined the video with this comment
@@jamestaylor7593 that's why the comments are below the video. Spoilers gonna spoil. SORRY 😬
@@JasonOgasian true...but I didn't read the comments. Your comment was right at the top soni could help it. Haha
Pretty sure he does have a video like that
@@gt40f yeah, the short film I've always seen definitely does 😝
My heart pounded with each step up towards the top
I cant even begin to describe how much I admire this. Absolutely incredible!
He's dead
Good spare us the bs
RIP Dean. You were, and still are an inspiration to the community.
Before seeing your post I said he was gonna die in my post... and look I'm right.
@@mk.1175 he died in a wing suit accident, do you think you’re some sort of visionary for saying that he would end up dead? Everyone is going end up dead shit for brains
Yes
Is he an inspiration though…?
@@mk.1175 But he did die while free soloing; he died while doing a wing suite jump.
What he managed to do absolutely boggles the mind. Incredible courage.
Thanks for showcasing such a wonderful video.
That's absolutely mind blowing!
This guy was insane. Climbing without a shirt. I would have caught a cold.
😂
Those overhangs are beyond scary! Unreal skill, strength and huge balls! RIP Mr Potter
@Abhinandan Zambare He was base jumping with a friend
This had me at the edge of my chair. Awesome climber, RIP Dean.
You're nailing it, Man!
Props to all the camera operators hanging out on cliffs while maintaining focus on your climber.
Thank you for this pure and clean video, without music and thousands of cuts!
I truly enjoyed it with sweaty palms.
Same
@@astrotravel1972 same
Thank you for the way this was shot! Perfect
Really love the concept and admire this video! But hear me out REALLY QUICKLY-- if you freebase, you need to be completely aware that your parachute may not save you. Especially if you're not high enough, which you should have at least ~1,500 feet before deploying.
You can obviously still deploy it from a lower altitude and it will help but you'll most likely break your legs, get seriously injured, or most likely die, depending on where you land.
At most climbing altitudes (who climbs over a thousand feet without a rope besides the legends? :P), a parachute will not give you enough time to safely land, but is an awesome innovation in what is already a super dangerous free-solo hobby.
editing that my point being my hope is freebase climbers do not think they are safe simply because they have a parachute, and because of that false security, compromise their climbing position. Unless they are trained and falling from exceptional height WITH a lot of mountain terrain isolation and prominence to compensate their descent angle. Worst case ALWAYS kick off the wall if you know you're going to fall while freebasing.
Parachutes take 2-3 seconds to deploy, and when moving at terminal velocity that's 600-800ft. It takes around 12 seconds of falling to reach terminal velocity, so you can do the math --
Actually I'll help, the equation accounting for fall acceleration would be: v = v₀ + gt = 0 + 9.80665 *(8) = 78.45 m/s. or 257 ft/s. ---
--- [sidenote: 8 is what we're using for the seconds falling until we reach the ground variable; we are using the number 8 for this equation to reach 78.45m/s, but you can change 8 to any other number to get your new m/s calculation]
Be safe my fellow climbers! Enjoy a long life. You don't need a friendly stranger to remind you that your next climb is more important than your current.
:)
Minimum open altitude for BASE jumping is more like 300ft, but yeah its not a given they get clear of the wall
I have seen as low as 100 ft jump altitude with a BASE parachute with meshed vents in the lower part of the canopy (slider down, obviously). But if you were climbing and falling backwards you’d need more altitude. But not that much more. However, falling backwards and deploying instantly might make you eg. want to reverse pack the parachute. But, a better idea would be to find a place to traverse into a high altitude climb, so you would never be in a lethal fall zone.
Parachute makes sense on vertical walls. On tilted walls will not help
have you seen wingsuit jumpers? Some deploy as low as 100-300 feet from bottom. Keep in mind most of your stats u proved at just "suggested". I can see why sky divers pull the cord right away with your calculations giving them 3-5X the time to slow down when hitting the ground.
Also dont freebase crack
Just recently watched alot of the videos this guy was in. Such a legend
Missing a FULL Dean Potter Docu since a LOOOONG TIME
YES
Apparently thats cause he's dead now?
@@eyeofhorus1301 Exactly thats the reason for doing a deep documentation! You dont understand?
After just watching free solo again, I felt no tension watching this because of the parachute even though I know it's still crazy dangerous
Never thought this is even possible. What a legend.
Those jeans must be 98% cotton and 2% spandex.
Dude, American Eagle makes "active flex" jeans which look like traditional jeans, but they are so stretchy. Perfect for climbing.
98% Spandex and 2% cotton...
Whatever it takes to fit those huge balls .... lol
They are made up of latex condom materials 😂
@@sdpy15 best jeans in general lol
I felt like i could lose my life just watching this.
i just heard that he passed away doing what he loves. Truly inspiration, salute my friend. May u find your own peace and happiness wherever u are!
It’s not just him that died but a large number of other people who were part of that scene in the Aughts in Yosemite Valley are either dead or were severely injured. Now they didn’t all die climbing but they all shared a penchant for extreme activities that shortened their lives. I think at some point you have to wonder if it isn’t a mental deficiency if you can’t stop taking extreme risks, year after year. There are lots of extremely difficult things you can do without risking your life. Potter was pushing it on all fronts not just climbing but doing dangerous high lines, “freebase” alpine climbing and ever more dangerous base and wing suit activities. In another video he admits that can’t stop and “doesn’t feel alive” without these activities.
İ mean... İ don't know about a mental deficiency. İ think of it as an approach to life. To people like him, and other extreme athletes it's the only way to live. To be facing death at all times. Once you start doing it, it's the only thing that makes sense. İ do believe that to live without fear, or actually, constantly facing and overcoming the fear of dying, it's one of the truest forms of being alive
It's an exhilarating feeling. For people who already have a high tolerance to fear and excitement, extreme sports can become an addiction. That further increases the baseline fear tolerance and they need to continue to push it. I would assume some people in these sports also suffer from depression. They use these extreme activities as a form of self medication. They'd rather risk everything, pushing themselves to their limit doing something they love. To deprive themselves of this, may not feel like a life worth living.
On top of that, they also have fans who see them as some of the best in the world. This becomes their career and consumes their lives.
I think there are numerous factors that play into this. Evolutionarily this could also be seen as a necessary trait. In hunting, the high risk high reward tradeoffs would allow these hunters to either be massively successful or die trying. It must have worked frequently enough to allow this same brain wiring to still exist today.
no music - thank you! the quiet drama and breathless intensity are more than enough to keep one riveted! amazing human being Dean Potter...
Just watching them climb from my bed...takes my breath out...the moment he summited like him I had a sighed of relief
People who have never done things like this wouldn't understand how freeing and life changing it is. You can never put it into words but it really does change your perspective of the world.
I know how life-ending it is. That's all I need to know.
@@roadkillavenger1325yes, but better than dying on your sofa with your lungs infection while watching television
@@Jee2024IIT That's a dumb thing to say. There's plenty of safer things to do that are "extreme". I don't lay on the couch and waste my life. I'm always out doing something, whether it's chasing tornadoes, treasure hunting, or exploring caves. And so much more than that
...incredible ... this is out of this world! Such talent, agility, strenght, courage, tenacity... just wow! I don't know how he do it, this is sooo scarily dangerous!
Absolutely incredible strength and courage. The ability to contain panic is on par with some of the cavers I've watched.
He was and continues to be such a huge inspiration for pushing the limits of the mind and body.
Reel Rock!! Very interesting film!
I am just amazed by it. And the camerawork is astonishing.
Damn
Skill & balls of steel
I dislocated both shoulders just watching
What a legend
RIP
Potter was super inspiring in his day. His climb up the nose on Masters of Stone is a classic piece of mountaineering.
What amazing footage. One for the archive. 👍
That was sick af, my guy 😮⛰️🐢💯
Could barely watch. Wow. I don’t see how anyone could do this. Strong dude right there.
Search alex honold
Yeah Alex Honnold is pretty much the best free solo climber ever to live no shoot no rope nothing just his strong ass fingers
That scream scared the hell out of me
Same to me
Sure dean may have died but this video will live on forever. LEGEND
You're just amazing, Bro !!!
My hands are sweating watching this. These ppl are beasts. Physically and mentally.
Dean we will always miss you. I met him a couple years before the accident in Yosemite. He was the nicest guy.
He passed away?
Was he wearing a parachute? 🤔
@@Palahume he was wingsuit jumping
Wow my heart didn’t start beating fast until that zoomed in shot of his hold with all his finger tips on one little edge so crazy to know that’s life or death
Its death. He's dead.
Free solo means no ropes no nothing. Still my deepest respect and admiration
This guy lived every single minute of his short life to the limit. RIP Mr. Potter.
How did he die?
@@alexpickle2413 wingsuit accident
@@alexpickle2413 how do you think?
in terms of 'carpe diem' , his 43 years of life are probably equivalent to 250 years of an average human's life
@@jwst8 probably way more than 250
While watching this climb 🧗♂️ , my body is shivering like hell, this dude has IRON BALLS 🙏🙏🙏🙏
had
What an amazing climber.
Woah!!! That's pretty brave and cool. Thanks for sharing!
Never struggled with anxiety until THIS VIDEO!
It's so strange to have great respect for insane people. Heights make me sick to my stomach more every year. Even watching videos like this make me queezy. But I can't stop watching them.
You have a medical condition called vertigo, not a fear of heights.
@@wkymole3 whatever it is, I didn't have a problem when I was younger. I used to love climbing rocks and trees and I could work on a roof and run around on 5 stories of scaffolding with no problem. In my 20s I noticed it got a little harder and now at 40,if I climb a ladder over 15 feet I'm almost paralyzed. But I can go to the top of a sky scraper with no problem and look out the window.
@@venturetrucking6437 Honnold talks about this. You don’t have a fear of heights. You have a fear of falling.
@@cincydooley Actually you have a fear of landing lol
Actually you have a fear of living. Way to poach a tribute video to a legend for your free psychological treatments.
This type of mountain climbing unbelievable, outstanding 🔥🔥🔥
What an amazing feat. The indomitable will and spirit.
Dean makes me cry. If I ever start climbing as a hobby I will remember him.
Never will I give you sht, here we go.
You're crazy, dude & awesome! Respect
RIP An awesome person and climber!
My mind is blown everytime I see a rock climbing in the wild video. This guy is a different species from me. Impressive.
He was epic, a pioneer, and paid the pioneer’s price. I agree, the parachute was “marginal “ in terms of safety and more of a mental device; one could hit outcrops on the way down before deploying the chute, even then parachuting into likely treacherous terrain.
Plus wouldn’t he be screwed if he fell in the like idk 30 ft - 200 ft height range. Even base jumping needs some height right?
Makes solid sense. Great application for a very real possibility of falling.
I was looking away and when he screamed it scared the shit out of me.
Guy is nuts.
Literally this gave me almost heart attack.!😱😱...love from INDIA.
I´m a climber, lying in bed and sweating the sh* out of me just watching this.
I've had to stick my feet out from under the covers because they started sweating so much. Good to know it isn't only me :D
@@CarlisleFox haha same!
3:55, no kidding!!
I did have to grip my forehead a few times thinking, oh golly, oh jeez
Needed a whole chalk bag to watch the video...
My legs are tingling just watching. Absolutely crazy
Undoubtedly one of the greats of climbing. There's a sad irony that having survived free climbing for twenty years, he added a parachute for safety then perished in a wing suit accident.
RIP Sir.
Such a legend R.I.P Dean. You inspire generations today.
Did he die?
@@antpoo Dean Potter? Yes he died. He jumped off a cliff in his wing suit with someone else and they crashed.
Didn’t inspire me. This shit is just dumb.
😂😂😂
@@pushingpositivity518Hoooraay 🎉
It's breathtaking climbing. Hats off!
Excellent, He is using a parachute on his back!!!! I wouldn't have had that great idea😅👍🏻
I got scared when you shouted at the end . This is intense . 😮
With guys like this, who look this solid while climbing, it’s hard to imagine them ever taking a fall
I mean, with most climbing, especially outdoors, even if you’re a strong climber, certain holds will just suck, and you can slip off it even if you’re not tired. Free soloing is really a big gamble. Of course with someone like alex honnold, he climbed el cap like 50 times, and has spent hundreds of hours on the wall, so he felt secure on it. But if you don’t expect something to be as bad as it is, or if you know it’s bad, and still slip, it doesn’t matter if you’re feeling good or not, you’re dead.
Carrying those tungsten balls tend to be risky
Dean died base-jumping
@@sethfish8889 I didn’t know that, I’m sorry to hear that
@@sethfish8889 i know, just a joke
My jaw was open that whole video. He is one hard dude
That finger crack looked so painful good lord. What a beautiful route and climbed so smoothly.
Too bad he died a couple of years ago in that wingsuit accident.The world needs more people like him...He'll always be a legend in my book !!! Mad respect !!! Climbing with no safety gear is impressive, but I saw a documentary in which he walks a slackline with no safety gear hundreds of meters above the ground.Dean had nerves of steel
He is legend ,I agreed but can you plz tell me your book name ....which book is that ...,,?
More people like him ???? Joke ...
What he did is incredible but it's suicide !!!
@@amazingworking44 Everybody is different...There's just a number of people that like adrenaline, they usually die young doing the things they like to do.I also think that what he did was completely insane, but who am I to judge.Some people risk their lives doing what they like to do and they are living their (short) lives the way they want.He was very experienced at what he did and died doing the things he loved to do.
His brain was different somehow.
@@Catch_me_if_you_can_666 what about his wife and 3 kids??
really love the raw quiet climbing footage. shows the real peace behind free soloing. thank you
No peace ,but extreme adrinaline and dopamine and all other chemicals your brain makes at that moment is why they do it bro its an adiction of feeling alive in the most dangerous moments and surviving ...
@@1NazareeM618 maybe some are like this, in a junkie sort of way. But that will not be sustainable. No matter whatever is your craft or skill, when it is done with no mind, complete focus, this is peace. Even though I didn't know Dean, I could see that his reason for free soling always came from a deeper place.
That "Move your feet *please* " at 2:44 got me😂 guy's still polite even in this moment
Finally a few climber with the sense to wear a parachute... thank you Dean for showing me all you climbers aren't crazy
Fantastic. Breath-holding. I could never do that.