About this episode

Darek Thomas interviews director Peter Mortimer about his documentary 'The Dark Wizard' and discusses themes of free soloing and risk in climbing.

Send us Fan Mail Episode 612 Peter Mortimer | Director: "The Dark Wizard" and "The Alpinist" Peter joins me to talk about his newest documentary "The Dark Wizard". Peter and I discuss Dean Potter, Alex Honnold. We talk about Free Soloing, risking your life and so much more. You can currently find "The Dark Wizard" on HBO. Welcome, Peter Mortimer. #thedarkwizard #alexhonnold #deanpotter #hbo #hbooriginal #hbooriginals #hbodocs #documentary #mountingclimbing #freesolo #freesol...

People in this episode

Host: Darek Thomas

Guest: Peter Mortimer

Topics covered

• documentary
• mountain climbing
• free soloing
• risk
• interview

Keywords

• The Dark Wizard
• Peter Mortimer
• Dean Potter
• Alex Honnold
• free soloing
• documentary
• HBO

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO

Books & works: The Dark Wizard, The Alpinist

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