Moving to the Boston area
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Moving to Boston from Wyoming. I am wondering: for an outdoor climber/skier, where should I go? Good communities, climbing gym, and folks who are up for adventures are a must. Within a half hour commute of Cambridge. Ideas? |
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Welcome to New England. |
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Find housing as close to I-93 as possible. Go to Metrorock instead of the other gyms - you'll find more "old school" guys who don't mind black flies and back country climbing there. I can drive from I93 entrance to Medford (2 towns over from Cambridge) to the Rumney parking lot in 1 1/2 hours without speeding. It's not too bad. I'm assuming you'll have a car, right? It's true most climbers in metro Boston are gym/sport climbers, but they are a friendly bunch and are welcoming of new people. |
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Look at that NH pow! Bwahaha. |
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LOL you want Jackson prices? Willing to live in the ghetto/near ghetto? Lynn has $600 rentals :D But you'll have to commute for that. Anyhow, it's not really a rhetorical question :) There are some more working class type neighborhoods in Malden and Everett that may be more your taste in budget, but chances are you'll have to commute more, may have to contend with occasional car break-ins and the like. I use to live in Somerville and really love it but it has gotten expensive. I can't really say that Medford is that much cheaper (it isn't) but at least the rent is not going up up up every year because of the real estate boom like it is in Somerville. The closer you get to Cambridge the pricier it gets, and it's up to you to see what you are willing to pay for the convenience. |
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I live in medford (bordering somerville and everett) less than a 10 minute walk to Wellington Station on the orange line (easy commute into the city for my wife and I) and it takes a few minutes to drive to Metrorock. Easy access to 93 to head north. Rent is pretty reasonable for the greater Boston area, but I think anything out here is going to seem really high compared to what you're used to. Maybe someone else can comment on the commute to Cambridge from Medford-I can't imagine it's very quick in rush hour. |
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Hey amigo - send me a PM when you get to town if you're looking to get out... |
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Ming wrote:Find housing as close to I-93 as possible. Go to Metrorock instead of the other gyms - you'll find more "old school" guys who don't mind black flies and back country climbing there. I can drive from I93 entrance to Medford (2 towns over from Cambridge) to the Rumney parking lot in 1 1/2 hours without speeding. It's not too bad. I'm assuming you'll have a car, right? It's true most climbers in metro Boston are gym/sport climbers, but they are a friendly bunch and are welcoming of new people.This, this, this. Your three major destinations will be Rumney, North Conway, and Pawtuckaway. Edit: Welcome to driving hell. Prepare to have your bumpers destroyed and get a billion tickets in the process. |
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It's not like living in Southern NH is a lot cheaper....All traffic sucks all the time. Living in the area is fine w/o a car, but going anywhere is a pain. and of course ..parking |
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Going to rep East Cambridge here. It puts you a 5 minute bike/drive to BKB (everyone's comments about people tolerating it due to location are spot on - I left for CRG once my initial yearlong membership expired). It's also ~15 minutes to MetroRock, ~15 to CRG Cambridge, ~15 to Rockspot Southie,and ~20 to CRG Watertown. Plus it's 5 minutes from 93 so getting up north is easy. |
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caesar.salad wrote: This, this, this. Your three major destinations will be Rumney, North Conway, and Pawtuckaway.Why would you leave Farley off? |
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Don't forget the Gunks. As a Boston transplant in DC I need to make sure my friends up there never forget to meet me halfway. Really not a bad drive most weekends, and great climbing. |
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zswan wrote: Why would you leave Farley off?I live in Maine. Never make the trek to Farley. I know I should, but Rumney and Pway are so much closer to me. Also, fuck tolls. |
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yyyyup, good sounding beta in all. My girlfriend works at harvard (hence close to cambridge). |
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Well, let's get you going.. |
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I work in Cambridge (Kendall square area) and live in Brighton. Super easy commute by bike, not too expensive, and decent access to I-90 for getting out of the city. Met a lot of partners at CRG watertown and had no trouble getting outside with them. Shoot me a PM if you're looking for bc ski or climbing partners. |
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Having just moved to Boston myself 10 months ago, I live, work, and climb right off the Orange Line. The mass transit usually runs pretty well, despite how much people love complaining about it, and a 2-4 hour drive north/west will get you to some fun climbing/skiing areas. |