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Lizard Head (from the Choss photo essay) by Steve “Crusher” Bartlett

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And then there’s Lizard Head. I have never climbed such rotten volcanic rock in my life. I didn’t know volcanic rock could be so chossy. The real kicker, which I mulled over as I struggled to not fall off the decomposing top pitch, was that this was first climbed in 1921—a century ago!—one of the…

Crusher on Telluride’s Lizard Head, From Volume 11 of The Climbing Zine

Crusher muses on climbing Lizard Head. From his photo essay in Volume 11 of The Climbing Zine: choss, solos, and reflection.

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