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Dope Lake Chapter 1: Misfits

The Dirtbag Diaries

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The Climbing Revolution

Butch Farraby is a long time Yosemite Valley Ranger. He was working the park in the winter of 1976. Winter had been slow to come to California that year, so there's no snow yet. With one engine out, the Howard 500 would lose 50% of its power. A stall propeller would reduce the plane's performance by up to 80%.

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