Best climbing towns?

steven sadler wrote:And the whole mormon thing... No big deal. you'll run into the occasional weirdo but we're pretty normal.(yes I am one of them)

Steve understates how big of a problem we Mormons are in Salt Lake. "Welcome to the Neighborhood" plates of cookies\banana bread are ubiquitous. You'll never be able to get your car stuck in a snowdrift for longer than 10 minutes before some Mormon hellbent on earning his way into heaven stops to help push you out. And don't even get me started on the smug, pious way EVERYONE insists on holding a door open for you. It's insulting.

Seriously though - I'm not from Utah and I'm not a big fan of Mormon culture (although I'm an active Mormon myself), but SLC isn't bad at all. Even if I weren't Mormon I'd still enjoy living here.

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how far are smith and trout creek from downtown bend? any idea of the population of bend? any idea if there are any colleges or universities? any idea how many high schools there are there?

thanks

p.s. notice how the mormons won't leave the mormon thing alone, they'll beat that dead horse over and over even though more than one has already addressed the statements fully: living there is the same insipid, overwhelming, overbearing experience in my opinion... it is like all of them are that annoying parent that thinks their kid is special and awesome and that whatever they do you should do too... more importantly and pertinent: it is not a year-round climbing town and i think that's what we're trying to pin down here...

The SLC always gets a bad rap. Salt Lake city (proper) actually has more non-mormons than mormons. It becomes really bad when you start etching your way away from the city...West Jordon, South Jordon, Sandy ect... SLC has great art (if you know where to look) & a great music scene. The outdoor culture, especially in places like the Avenues & Sugarhouse, is great...Don't let people who think they 'know' about the mormon & utah culture disuade you from a great city...

Austin Baird wrote: Steve understates how big of a problem we Mormons are in Salt Lake. "Welcome to the Neighborhood" plates of cookies\banana bread are ubiquitous. You'll never be able to get your car stuck in a snowdrift for longer than 10 minutes before some Mormon hellbent on earning his way into heaven stops to help push you out. And don't even get me started on the smug, pious way EVERYONE insists on holding a door open for you. It's insulting. Seriously though - I'm not from Utah and I'm not a big fan of Mormon culture (although I'm an active Mormon myself), but SLC isn't bad at all. Even if I weren't Mormon I'd still enjoy living here.

Have you heard why Mormons only lock their cars in August? Because otherwise their neighbors would fill them with zucchini.

Im going to throw in Manitou and westside Colorado Springs, mostly because I enjoy the commentary from the euro-hatchback, prana wearing, urban hipster crowd slag what a horrible, provincial, plebian, republican, backwater the area is.

Some truth to that, urban culture is pretty lacking compared to Denver-Boulder. But, there is year round rock climbing at Turkey, Shelf, hidden crags on Pikes Peak, quality mixed and ice, and uncrowded mountain biking-running trails. Mexican food and local breweries 'taint bad either.

Jon O'Brien wrote: any idea of the population of bend? any idea if there are any colleges or universities? any idea how many high schools there are there?

http://www.city-data.com/city/Bend-Oregon.html

Keene ny? Sorry I grew up in the area and it would be a horror show finding work that pays. It's freezing from the end of oct through march. Then you get heavy rains and bugs. The climbing is good but if I were making any suggestion for ny I would say New Paltz NY. They have great climbing easy access and an actual social scene. Stay away from NY if you wanna climb tons

Check out SoCal. The weather is usually dry and you can plan on climbing most any day you have off of work. Joshua Tree, Thaquitz, Suicide and count less sport climbing and bouldering areas near by. Lot of peps but not so many climber per capita. If you can climb during the week you may not see anyone else on the rock. Also the beach is fairly close if you surf. Down side not much ice

nherment wrote:Chamonix, France.

+1 We made our first pilgrimage last month, and all I want to do is find a way to stay there.

Corona wrote:"But Chattanooga is just so far from big multi-pitch," said no one in Tennessee ever.

I said it, and then I moved to WA then CO. I still,maintain that if you just want to rock climb, Chattanooga is hard, of not impossible to beat. But NC, while awesoe, isn't a substitute for places like Eldo, Lumpy, RMNP or The Cascades.

And technically, Chattanooga has multipitch, a couple in Suck Creek Canyon and North Chick Creek. But it's lackluster.

I'm going to resurrect this thread again, with a slight twist. I'm mostly interested in bouldering and single-pitch sport. Which town would be best for access for after work climbing, in terms of short drive and short approach? I'm considering Boulder and San Diego. I'm currently living in Honolulu, so any where else would be cheaper for cost of living, but this is a pretty important factor for me, since I'm a teacher so I don't think I'll be making very much.

Rapid City, South Dakota is the most overlooked, under-rated climbing city in America. It has it all within a short distance. The only downside is all the fat chicks.

Thanks for the replies! Vegas is in the running for me, but I'm just wondering how the summer heat would be in terms of climbing conditions.

LV is a furnace in the summer. Turned down a great job out there just for this fact .

LV is a furnace in the summer. Turned down a great job out there just for this fact .

North Carolina - Nothing to see here. Dont bother.

Brent Larsen wrote:Rapid City, South Dakota is the most overlooked, under-rated climbing city in America. It has it all within a short distance. The only downside is all the fat chicks.

+100000000000000000

Rapid gets a bad rap because people hear South Dakota and immediately think hick/bumf*ck/frozen wasteland. But seriously...all the Black Hills which contain a lifetime of awesome climbing in their own right...within an hour, Devils Tower about 2 hours, and the bigger ranges in Montana and Wyoming not too much further. All without major inconveniences and annoyances of larger metro cities. Would move to Rapid instantly if given the chance. Only downside...far from the desert.

South lake Tahoe, CA, surprisingly cheap rent and 300+days of sunshine. no surprise summer thunderstorms to worry about. Even in the winter you drive to Phanton spires or sugarloaf, both within 45 min and usually snow free.

John Wilder wrote: Mt Charleston is at 8000' and there is some good bouldering and stupid amounts of sport climbing up there thats nice enough. I'm not a big fan of limestone, but i still get to be outside and climbing on rock. I consider it training season for the fall. There's usually about 10-14 days a year that are so hot that Charleston is greasy and not much fun. Otherwise, Charleston is in season March - October, Red Rock is in season from late Sept to late May. You're also 3hrs from the east side of the Sierra. 3hrs from Jtree. 4hrs from Priest Draw. Basically if you're willing to drive 6hrs, you can be just about anywhere in Utah, Nevada, California, or Arizona for climbing. Sure summer is hot- its the off season for sure. But whatever, everywhere has an off season- and in the case of too warm, you can still climb. I climb 50 weeks a year in Las Vegas. 48 of them are in comfortable to awesome temperatures and conditions.

I just found out that I might be moving to Vegas for a job this summer. Showing up in Vegas in late May would be rough, but I like pocketed limestone, so Charleston should keep me occupied. I've climbed at Charleston mid-September, and thought it was amazing...belaying in a sweatshirt even when it was 105 degrees in Vegas. But how is mid-summer? Aside from those 10-14 hottest days, what is it like? Is it, like, manageably cool such that you won't get heatstroke, or is it actually good conditions for trying hard sport climbs? Just curious.

One other important question remains:

How's the AC at RRCC?