List of the best "digital nomad" crags?

I work remotely and I've recently been trying to get a list of some places I'd want to take a couple weeks out to while still working. Depending on my workload I can sometimes get out for half days during the week, so I would likely do this during slow weeks. I prefer sport climbing, then trad climbing, and will probably only go bouldering if the place is as good as Bishop since I hate failure :(.

Some criteria I've come up with:

1. Easy to sublet/rent room with decent internet that is 15min(drive) away from the crag
   1. Alternatively, camping near the crag with strong cell data(for receiving/sending email or tethering if I'm in a tight spot). This option requires there to be coffee shops, libraries, or community colleges nearby(less than 30 min drive)
2. Easy to find partners(either mproj or in person).
3. area has reliable internet, speed isn't super important(10mbit down and 2mbit up would be enough) but it can't be cutting in and out all the time since I'd be using it for conferencing.
4. Preference goes to single pitch areas since it's hard to squeeze a full day of multipitching into a half day during the week.
5. Bonus points if the timezone of the place is quite different than mountain time so I can climb during the day and work in the evening.
6. Super extra bonus points if the crag gets cell data for receiving emergency emails.

Here are some examples:

1. Maple Canyon - I spent 2 weeks there this last summer. The campsite I got had LTE data. Partner finding was easy. The community college 25 min away in Ephraim had super fast internet and was a phenomenal place to get work done. There was also the bonus of it being a summer destination so my half days during the week were pretty long.

2. Siurana(spain) - Can get a cheap room there(300 euros a month) in cornudella de montsant which is 15 min away from the crag. Tons of climbers there for partners. The internet isn't super fast but still reliable.

3. Smith Rock - Easy to find a place to sublet in redmond(or bend if you wanna make the extra drive). Easy to find partners through mproj. Internet is fast there and there are plenty of coffee shops.

Here are some places I'm hoping fit this criteria, if you've been to any of them and were able to work productively let me know:

Kalymnos, Mallorca, anywhere in France, anywhere else in Spain.

Hi, I'm just stumbling up on this now but I'm curious if you've had any insights since posting this. I travelled around the Western US climbing, working last year and am looking to visit some new places :)

thanks

The new river gorge in West Virginia seems like a dream for you. You’ll never lack partners there, plenty room to rents. 1000s of high quality single pitch sport and trad. 

Following so I can avoid so I never have to interact with digital nomads

in the era of starlink, they are almost all digital nomad crags now if you so choose 

Interested in knowing as well. Preferably, a place where they tested their starlink.

i have used starlink in rifle, indian creek, joe's valley, and ten sleep with great results

Mark Vigil wrote:

Following so I can avoid so I never have to interact with digital nomads

Staggering amount of upvotes here. What's so terrible about people working remotely? Are people this jealous (lol)?

Henrique Vermelho wrote:

Staggering amount of upvotes here. What's so terrible about people working remotely? Are people this jealous (lol)?

They're probably tired of hearing people shilling for crypto or talking about "simplifying their life" from someone in a brand new sprinter-based van. 

EPC is sick for this 

Hmmmmm… vedauwoo comes to mind. Joshua tree, maybe? (though I can’t recall how cell service is in there).

Holcomb pinnacles, but again I can’t recall how the reception was. Nuevo bayamon. La mojarra (I’ve never been but there’s a climber hostel apparently quite popular. No clue about reception). Rumney. Rrg/nrg. New Jack City? (Not sure how bustling that place gets during peak season, we went off season). Calico hills. Just some spit balling there for you…

invest in Starlink and your options will open up more

Casey J wrote:

They're probably tired of hearing people shilling for crypto or talking about "simplifying their life" from someone in a brand new sprinter-based van. 

The thing about the van is that the payments can be cheaper than rent and you end up with a van at the end of your loan instead of nothing at the end of your lease. (I'm sure ppl just buy them out right too but not me I work for a nonprofit lol)

Wow the Dungeon was that crowded this past weekend huh?

Henrique Vermelho wrote:

Staggering amount of upvotes here. What's so terrible about people working remotely? Are people this jealous (lol)?

No, I'm just annoyed at technology, the economy, and society in general

Will C wrote:

Hey man, that childless millenial couple with 1 or 2 dogs is probably wise beyond their years. And you're probably missing out on some riveting tales of life at a series C data pipeline startup, to boot!

*internal screaming*

Adam bloc wrote:

Wow the Dungeon was that crowded this past weekend huh?

Most likely... But I wasn't there and this post is from 2017... back when I was younger and still had joy in my life.

Henrique Vermelho wrote:

Staggering amount of upvotes here. What's so terrible about people working remotely? Are people this jealous (lol)?

I work with teens who are housing and food insecure.  There is a ton of resentment from communities in the west toward the work from home types because they make things more expensive and crowded while doing little to contribute toward making a community a better place.  They do not take the time to learn what makes certain areas or cultures unique and expect the area they move to adapt toward their culture.  A lot of van life people seem to have very negative views about the people who live in the places they go.  Ive heard tons of shit talked about Wyoming natives by people who go there for 2 months a year.  Not saying this is universally true, or that no one who lives in a van takes the time to learn about the areas they are visiting.  This is just the perception of a lot of people who live full time in areas that are popular with digital nomads, and there is some truth to it.  If you visit somewhere, you should take the time to learn about the area, not expect the area to cater to your cultural/political desires.  

American culture is getting more ubequetious.  A lot of local cultures and languages around the west are a generation away from being wiped out.  It's not surprising that van life is helping to hasten this.  If you are always on the road, you are always a visitor and will never really get to know the people in a certain area.  You will never actually be able to know what you can do to be respectful of that area.  Thera are real concerns that have nothing to do with jealousy.   I have great, year round climbing within an hour from my house.  

Mark Vigil wrote:

I work with teens who are housing and food insecure.  There is a ton of resentment from communities in the west toward the work from home types because they make things more expensive and crowded while doing little to contribute toward making a community a better place.  They do not take the time to learn what makes certain areas or cultures unique and expect the area they move to adapt toward their culture.  A lot of van life people seem to have very negative views about the people who live in the places they go.  Ive heard tons of shit talked about Wyoming natives by people who go there for 2 months a year.  Not saying this is universally true, or that no one who lives in a van takes the time to learn about the areas they are visiting.  This is just the perception of a lot of people who live full time in areas that are popular with digital nomads, and there is some truth to it.  If you visit somewhere, you should take the time to learn about the area, not expect the area to cater to your cultural/political desires.  

American culture is getting more ubequetious.  A lot of local cultures and languages around the west are a generation away from being wiped out.  It's not surprising that van life is helping to hasten this.  If you are always on the road, you are always a visitor and will never really get to know the people in a certain area.  You will never actually be able to know what you can do to be respectful of that area.  Thera are real concerns that have nothing to do with jealousy.   I have great, year round climbing within an hour from my house.  

When'd you buy that house Mark?

Will C wrote:

Not meant to be a gotchya but instead to prompt some contemplation on broader societal issues at play that lead to ppl thinking living in a vehicle is the best option and the death of the cultures he claims is happening out west. Literal genocide took place there in the 1800s are those the cultures we are talking about? They have been in decline by design well before the vanlifers came to visit. 

Will C wrote:

B-b-b-bullshit

You expect people to believe you intended, "When did you buy that house?" to prompt contemplation on social issues and historical atrocities. Lol, lmao even.

Agree to disagree on my intention. And no I wasn't expecting someone to think of genocide I didn't even until my response to the meme but yeah housing price crisis should be easy for people to remember once prompted.