Climbers Archives: Jim Holloway
“The Disciples Of Gill” Premiers Tonight In Boulder

“The Disciples Of Gill” Premiers Tonight In Boulder

Posted November 24, 2009 at 9:09 am · Comments { 13 } ·

A new movie about bouldering icon John Gill premiers tonight in Boulder, CO. UPDATED

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Who Will Be 1st To Be 2nd?

Who Will Be 1st To Be 2nd?

Posted November 6, 2007 at 7:18 am · Comments { 6 } ·

It has been roughly 30 years since Jim Holloway established Trice (aka Another Hollway Route) at Flagstaff Mountain. Jim Holloway on Trice Photo: Rob Candelaria via Peter Beal Now with cooler temps descending on Boulder, the race is on to downgrade Trice to B2. Jamie Emerson working Trice Photo: Chuffer Carlo Traversi working Trice Who […]

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We Hike, We Like?

Posted October 3, 2007 at 12:42 pm · Comments { 2 } ·

With the Horsetooth Hang taking place this past weekend at the Horsetooth Reservoir it was a perfect opportunity for some of the Frontrange’s elite to try and tackle the longstanding unrepeated problem Meathook put up by Jim Holloway* in the 1970’s. Several climbers gave it a brief effort with the consensus seeming to be that […]

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Jim Holloway

Posted July 31, 2007 at 12:51 pm · Comments { 0 } ·

The latest edition of Climbing magazine devoted its cover and a big article to Jim Holloway (you can read the entire article online). From what I have read, Holloway is most famous for having a few problems around the Frontrange that have gone unrepeated despite doing the first ascents 30 years ago. Here he describes […]

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