EP 297: Peter Mortimer (filmmaker) — Dean Potter’s Rivalry with Alex Honnold, His Inner Demons, and The Dark Wizard

Peter Mortimer is an award-winning filmmaker (King Lines, Valley Uprising, The Dawn Wall, The Alpinist) and co-creator of the Reel Rock Film Tour. We talked about his latest project, The Dark Wizard, a new 4-part documentary series now streaming on HBO Max about Dean Potter, which shares the full story of Dean in all of his human complexity—as a visionary, climbing legend, and a tormented soul. Free Masterclass (Unlock Your Full Potential in Climbing) 👉 Join Climb Accelerator (Earlybird Sale) 👉 Show Notes: Nuggets: (00:00:00) – Intro (00:01:21) – Peter’s film career (00:11:54) – Hustling (00:15:28) – The Dark Wizard (00:31:14) – Inside Dean’s mind (00:38:34) – Dean’s rivalry with Alex Honnold (00:49:42) – Everything on the table (00:51:25) – Where to watch (00:52:34) – Where to follow Peter

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EP 297: Peter Mortimer (filmmaker) — Dean Potter’s Rivalry with Alex Honnold, His Inner Demons, and The Dark Wizard is an episode from The Nugget Climbing Podcast by Steven Dimmitt.

This episode is 00:54:15 long.

This episode was published on Apr 14, 2026.

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