Dean Potter responds to, well, the response to his latest record-breaking solo slackline walk of a 100-foot span over Taft Point in Yosemite. His response is a reasoned explanation of what goes into slacklining a massive gap with no backup and includes at least two references to martial arts and a nod to Johnny Cash.

Here’s a short sample, but the whole post is well worth the read:

It’s pretty ‘out there’ I know for many of you to understand me.  If you don’t see how consistently I practice and the amount of time I plan out everything I do, I can understand how I may seem like a madman.  Do realize though that I hold myself back and operate far below my max while freesoloing.  I do not have a ‘death wish’.  I’ve been free soloing since I was a little boy.  My will to live is the strongest force within me.  I think that is something we all have in common.

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