By high school, he'd discovered rock climbing, becoming a self-described "dirtbag" who loved to tackle risky ascents.

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And so it was that I had only to walk around the corner from my room to begin my first interview of the trip with the West Coast rappers The Saurus and Dirtbag Dan.

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