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A Day in the Life of Jim Collins

CLOSED: Closed until further notice. Please do not climb here.
Updated 1 December 2025, by JP.

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Grade
22
Length
8m
0
Quality
1.02
First ascent
John Allen, 1980
Located on
Wet Dreams Wall
Topo ref
3
  • P1
  • 22
  • 8m

The first of many routes at the Bay referencing the fate of the pilot of Flight TE901 and his tragic entanglement with Mt Erebus. Presumably when legitimate rock star John Allen soloed the first ascent of this route there was little chance of him hitting the ground with the same impact.

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Attribution
Rock Deluxe North
UUID
 
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