OPEN: Access is subject to conditions.Updated 25 May 2026, by JP.
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A Day in the Life of Jim Collins
OPEN: Access is subject to conditions.Grade
22
Length
8m
0
Natural pro requiredQuality
First ascent
John Allen, 1980
Located on
Topo ref
3
- P1
- 22
- 8m
- Trad
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.
Comments
Attribution
Rock Deluxe North
UUID
b904b259-c909-4ea0-b9b6-cfb96e793d23
As far as I know, this route name does not reference the pilot of the plane that crashed into Mt Erebus in Nov. 1979. Rather, it refers to Jim Collins, a top Colorado climber of the late 1970s - the man who made white tube socks with coloured stripes fashionable for a few years round the turn of that decade...