elevision - Interview with Dean Potter & Steph Davis

[lemonsnlimes333]

The interviewer!!!!!

[Dubbtective]

Dean you should have walked away..that guy was a douche....

[mykeydrive]

white muslim rasta?

[punchpixie]

This guy Waylon is a complete idiot, and his online website/magazine reflects that.

1. He doesn't ask Steph Davis a single question, as if she is just Dean Potter's wife and only up on the stage as a courtesy. Anyone who knows about Dean and Steph knows that they are both once-in-a-generation people, sort of like real life Jedi. For this idiot to completely ignore her is pathetic.

2. As everyone else noted, his questions to Dean are STOOOPID. This guy is a total putz, as is elephantjournal.

[colinmat12]

@ryryryan85 shuttup dude, i'm sure you would be a lamer interviewer. dude is trying.

[donlitos]

Waylon Lewis you should be ashamed of yourself! You are the worst excuse for a journalist I have ever seen in my life. Asking Dean Potter "what is a slack line" is like asking Michael Jordan what is a 'slam dunk'? You stupid idiot.

[549neo]

Steph has such a great smile & laugh. Dean was really patient with this moron.

[geodesy2009]

Who is is this idiot interviewer? Wow. Dylan's Mr. Jones to the T.

[yaminstarkie]

Who is this useless interviewer? He should have had the respect to truly understand the talents of these two before turning the camera on.

[swimana]

Interesting video--and that's partly because the interview doesn't have as much background and asks like most non-climbers friends might. (At least he tried by reading some articles, is willing to do it by sitting in front of an audience like that...)

It's much more interesting when someone's not up there praising them for "how awesome all you do etc etc" all the time.

I think, it says a lot about how we think and chose to live.

[punchpixie]

@swimana Wrong. This idiot interviewer does nothing but suck up from the word go.... he alternates between being horribly condescending to idiotically pandering....all while exhibiting a complete laziness in not learning a single thing about these TWO remarkable people he had the good fortune to have sitting in front of him. Also? He COMPLETELY IGNORES STEPH DAVIS during the "questioning" and she is an extraordinarily articulate person whose accomplishments are as remarkable as Dean's. Dumbass

[ugotitpunk]

@punchpixie Who the hell is this DEAN POTTER?? Sounds like a douche to me.... and who gives a crap about "climbing" anyway? Waste of fuckin time..

[NunofAthos]

this is ridiculous - such an interesting couple of people, world class athletes, and this interviewer just seems to have no concept of this.

[r00kieo]

Dean's expression at 2:52 pretty much sums it up.

[sliq1]

6'5.. damn that's some reach

[CoolHandDuke1]

worst interview i have ever seen, there are its fucking dean potter one of the most interesting people alive and this douche couldnt string out a coherent 5 minutes

[CDH7884]

That interviewer needs to go back to school. Piss poor. Although nice to see dean and steph, hope they work things out someday.

[snowyywwinters]

dean and steph are awesome. that interviewer was a idiot!

[gink991]

points to dean and steph for not getting pissed at the guy. if i was dean i would've snapped. at least research the topic before conducting an interview.

[mnutt12]

So true gink99. I love Deans face after the first question. The interviewer sounds more and more ignorant as the interview goes on.

[rayd888]

The interviewer comes off as an unrespectful, ignorant, jealous @#$%^&.

Horrible interview...

[wilsocn]

Why are 90% of climbers and probably 100% of free solo'ers all hippies?

[punchpixie]

@wilsocn You are an idiot, and obviously you don't know many climbers. Climbers (waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more than "90%", come from all walks of life....) are not "all hippies".

[tintala]

this interview sucked!

[leventunver]

waylon dude. you have no idea about the philosophy of this. Dean is totaly right. Facing the death is the best way to feel alive. And this is not just pure gambling, your life depends on your hands. They are not randomly going and climbing the mountains. They are praciticing it all their life. They are not doing something they can't do. And keeping a little bit dangerous doesn't mean they have the death wish. It is 180 degree opposite of that.

[sampsonoff]

terrible interview

[Jolinator]

whats slacklining, goddam man at least read a book before you interview people of this caliber, seriously awkward interview.

[ryryryan85]

This guy interviewing completely sucks! He needs to get back to his telemarketing day job. Sorry that such great people like Dean and Steph had to akwardly sit across from this guy and suffer for so long.

[corpsebride1062]

I saw elevision live yesterday and I really liked it! The guy from Flogging Molly was there...yesss!!!

[swylier]

That was the worst and most unprofessional interview I've ever seen. This guy Waylon doesnt have the first idea about climbing, let alone the fact that he's interviewing two of the worlds best.

[waylonhLewis]

Stop picking on me you big nasty climbers or I'll have to...oh, wait, you're anonymous. BTW I may be the biggest idiot, moron, stupid, lame, 'aweful,' the worst, a complete tool, but I am not a c*nt, usually.

[joenomic]

The interviewer is the biggest idiot...what a moron ...Dean is obviously annoyed by his stupidity.

[waylonhLewis]

rest of video at elephantjournaldot com—Dean and Steph were as sweet, fun in person as they are amazing and fearless in their element.

[tokyofixedgear]

what a cunt

[RafMaxwell]

what a lame host....

[dcsolorunner]

aweful interveiw

[Rock0nsight]

this guy interviews chris sharma too

[snowey101]

I agree this has to be one of the worst interviews I have ever seen.

[ISignedUpForThis]

Get an new interview, this guy is a complete tool.

Dean/Steph keep doing what you're doing.