This new series offers a shockingly intimate portrait of one climber's high-stakes battle between his ego and his soul.

"The Dark Wizard" chronicles the emotional highs and lows of legendary free soloist Dean Potter, who struggled to feel like ...

Among the documentaries to watch this month include one on climber Dean Potter, 'Secret of the Bees,' 'Trust Me: The False Prophet' and '#Skyking.' ...

"His energy was so f---ing intense,” pro climber Cedar Wright says of Potter in HBO's 'The Dark Wizard' ...

Climber, highline walker, BASE jumper: Dean Potter, The Dark Wizard, sought out thrills until it killed him.

The new docuseries tracks the life and death of ‘one of the world’s most influential and controversial climbers, BASE jumpers, and highline walkers.’ ...

Four-part documentary celebrating legendary free climber Dean Potter. Here's how to watch "The Dark Wizard" online from anywhere.

The four-part documentary series, "The Dark Wizard," chronicles legendary climber and BASE jumper Dean Potter and premieres on Tuesday, April 14.

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On the evening of May 16, 2015, Dean Potter and fellow climber Graham Hunt stood atop Taft Point, a granite overlook thousands of feet above Yosemite Valley. Below them, the valley floor stretched ...

“It’s over,” my wife says. “You can come back now.” She’s on the couch. I’m standing behind her, looking away. We’re watching POV footage of Dean Potter walking a slackline in Yosemite National Park, ...

Dean Potter makes for a fascinating documentary subject, but this HBO series follows the same grim arc as every extreme climbing show ...