Holly is from Taiwan, a tropical island in South East Asia. Now she lives in Denver, where she reports, writes, and routesets for climbing gyms. You can see her writing in Alpinist Magazine, Climbing Magazine, Climbing Business Journal, Sharp End Publishing, and more.
SELECT ARTICLES
Pandemic Impacts of 2020 and 2021 Raise Questions for Adventure Tourism — Alpinist Magainze
Local Hero: Peggy Oki — Alpinist Magazine Issue 82 (only in print)
“They’re Giving it Their All”: The Cost of BIPOC Affinity Groups — Climbing Magazine
Massive Rockslide Destroys Classic Boulders in Rocky Mountain National Park — Climbing Magazine
United in Yosemite Wasn’t a “Trendy” Diversity Initiative — Climbing Magazine
Permanently Closed: The Story Behind One Gym Hit Hard By The Pandemic — Gym Climber Magazine
It’s All Water: a Climb United Story — American Alpine Club Guidebook to Membership (only in print)
Why Eddie Taylor Doesn’t Care About Being the First Black Climber to Free Moonlight Buttress — Climbing Magazine
“You’re Outdoorsy, or You’re Girly. Be Both, Damn.” Climbing Photographer Irene Yee Talks Representation — Climbing Magazine
The Female Gaze with Jessica Talley — Sharp End Publishing
Museum of Movement — American Alpine Club Guidebook to Membership
Once in a Lifetime - Addressing COVID-19’s impact on the Culture of Climbing—Humans, Landscapes, Businesses, and More — American Alpine Club The Summit Register 003
The Road that Led to Shelf Road with Rick Thompson — Sharp End Publishing
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Surefire Ways to Skip the Belay Test — Climbing Magazine
The Music Stopped — American Alpine Club, Climbing Grief Fund
You Need to Know Cody Kaemmerlen — American Alpine Club, Climb United