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What We Talk About When We Talk About Choss by Steve “Crusher” Bartlett

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Mudstrosity Yes, it wobbled. Three feet high, one foot wide, a foot deep, probably outweighing me, the block sat at arm’s reach above my head. No way to avoid tangling with it—I was standing in aiders, hanging from a piton. I should bolt around it… by Steve “Crusher” Bartlett (Note: this is an excerpt from…

What We Talk About When We Talk About Choss by Steve “Crusher” Bartlett

What Crusher talks about when he talks about choss. A journey into the world of off the beaten track towers and rock quality that keeps everyone else away.

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