Where to live?

[clif]

Ravenna

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[allah]

Las vegas, best conditions for year around climbing! Good limestone/sandstone/and granite all close. Easy evening sessions on real Boulders and cheap airport to fly in and out of! There are also a lot of really good people there also.

[SCIN]

After climbing at several areas in the Sierras i would consider living in this part of the country. Today it was 85 in Mammoth City but a 45 minute drive took us to down jackets and bouldering at Tuoleme Meadows. Reno would probably be a good choice. 3 day weekends can put you in the Happys or Buttermilks, weekends at Donner, Big Chief, Lover's Leap,etc. bouldering, steep caves, friction, big trad. Seems like there's everything out here for year round climbing.

[Josephine]

I visited 10 states before deciding where to live. I ranked them in this order
Ft Collins
Vegas
Lexington

Then I took into account cost of living, the friendliness of locals & proximity to my parents. I moved to Lexington. I bought a very nich home last summer (couldnt have afforded it in either of the other cities). I got involved in the climbing community & spend my time climbing with some great people. Tonight i am currently spending the night in the hospital with my dad. I can go home as much or as little as they need me. I can visit anywhere and climb, but I'm very glad I chose Lexington to live.

As much as you might not want to hear this, there are other things to factor into a big decision than just which city is the best climbing town. Unless, of course, you don't plan to work, have a family, or settle down. In which case the answer is obviously don't pick a city, just visit them all during their prime climbing season

[Meadows]

Izzy, considering what you do for a living, try snagging a telecommuting job and just travel for the next year so that you not only see what climbing area gets you stoked, but the community in which you want to commit. If I didn't have two dogs, that's exactly what I would do right now.

[toad857]

I'd recommend broadening your horizons beyond sport climbing, though.

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[Izzy]

Yeah, I know being a more well rounded climber would open up even more options, but fact is right now, I'm not. Thats part of the reason I really need to live closer to outdoor climbing in the first place. Living in Michigan and climbing indoor 1-2 times a week sucks, and is not conducive to developing a wide array of skills.

Question: With the high temps in Chattanooga and Vegas, are these really year-round climbing areas? Being hotter in the summer than the red usually gets, does the lack of humidity actually make these places climbable throughout the summer?

[clif]

one thing they don't teach you in college, find out for yourself.

[climb2core]

she is... duh.

[clif]

no, she's not.