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Dope Lake Chapter 1: Misfits
FromClimbing Gold
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Nov 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1976, a plane carrying four million dollars in marijuana crashed into a small alpine lake in the Yosemite high country. Broke and living off discarded scraps of tourist meals in the valley below, America’s best climbers smelled opportunity. The events at Dope Lake became climbing’s most potent myth and inspired a Hollywood blockbuster, but the real story and the lives it changed is stranger than fiction.
Released:
Nov 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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