GETTING HIGH AT HIGH ALTITUDE
Mountain Biking UK|September 2022
World Tour road racer by trade, endurance mountain biker by nature, Lachlan Morton came unstuck on the Colorado Trail Race, finding himself riding in darkness and chasing fairies
Lachlan Morton
GETTING HIGH AT HIGH ALTITUDE

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