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saxfiend
May 23, 2006, 4:13 PM
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In reply to: Chattanooga is definitely building up the votes! I don't know anything about it so I'll look into it... Someone mentioned hot and muggy summers, but what's the weather like in the autumn/winter/spring? And when it does get hot in the summer, how far of a drive to somewhere reasonably cool to climb?
I live in Atlanta and make the two-hour drive to Chattanooga two or three times a month. If I ever retire, I might just move there! :)
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alicia_in_leeds
May 23, 2006, 4:23 PM
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I've had a look at the photos of T-Wall and it looks great! What kind of rock is it?
So, Chattanooga is high up on the list, plus other votes for Tahoe/Reno, a few places in California, Flagstaff, or possibly Laramie--Boulder seems to have been disqualified by choss (I'd definitely prefer a non-chossy home crag).
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keinangst
May 23, 2006, 4:37 PM
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In reply to: I've had a look at the photos of T-Wall and it looks great! What kind of rock is it?
Sandstone...but it's the super-hard, very old type, probably closer to English grit than your sandstone (or that of most of the Western US).
Look at a US map and draw a continuous box from Birmingham (AL), Atlanta, Winston-Salem (NC), to Lexington (KY). You'll have several lifetimes worth of year-round climbing, of all types, all within a few hours' drive. It's definitely not on the "Western scale" in size, but much of the quality is outstanding.
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alicia_in_leeds
May 23, 2006, 4:54 PM
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probably closer to English grit than your sandstone
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I'm sold!! Perfect.
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saxfiend
May 23, 2006, 4:54 PM
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In reply to: I've had a look at the photos of T-Wall and it looks great! What kind of rock is it?
JL
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tradrenn
May 23, 2006, 11:43 PM
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GUNKS
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the_searcher
May 24, 2006, 1:48 AM
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Idyllwild Ca...home of Tahquitz and suicide...Tahquitz has many great long multi pitch trad routes within 30 minute hike...suicide is good too...also black mtn about 20 minutes away has some pretty amazing bouldering, if your into that sort of thing... by the beach...well 2 hours.. 1 and a half hours from joshua tree.. Yosemite's about 6 hours... near airports...30 minutes down the mountain...jobs.. ..sweet town! lots of artists and musicians...un-expensive housing... i dig it!
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jammer
May 24, 2006, 1:52 AM
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Where ever it is, it should be kept a secret ... sshhhhhhh!
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whatsupdoc
May 24, 2006, 2:55 AM
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All of the places mentioned are good choices. Also consider North Conway, NH. Small town. But if you can stand that and the cold winters (and fantastic ice climbing) it's a great place in my mind. Manchester is the nearest somehat major airport.
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epicsaga
Jul 28, 2006, 7:42 AM
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Did Alicia every decide?
Where is the closest good climbing to Raliegh and Charlotte NC?
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cjsimpso
Jul 28, 2006, 9:35 AM
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Whatsupdoc beat me to it. New Hampshire has it man. Especially if you live a little bit south of the Whites, you can be an hour and a half from Boston and half an hour from Franconia notch and an hour from the Mt. Washington Valley. You can also fly out of Manchester, especially on Southwest (which is cheap). The cold might be brutal, but the skiing and the ice climbing in the more than make up for it.
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gritstoner
Jul 28, 2006, 11:11 AM
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harrisonburg - virginia.
or somewhere near seneca rocks and the new river west virginia
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whitribj
Jul 28, 2006, 12:49 PM
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Lexington, KY with RRG and Lexington international airport
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alicia_in_leeds
Jul 28, 2006, 1:43 PM
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I decided to try for Chattanooga, based on what everyone's written, but I guess it depends if you have the same criteria as me...
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feanor007
Jul 28, 2006, 2:43 PM
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Anywhere in the Southeast. Chatanooga's got T-wall and cherokee park for trad and tons of bouldering and a good amount of sport climbing, hot summers though
i hear Ashville kicks butt as well, honestly i'm partial to the lexington area, the Red 1~ hour away and while the sport gets all the press, there is tons of killer trad of all grades as well, and while the summer can be warm, i climb year round here, and we have the best community in the world. seriously, i've yet to meet a true jackass yet, last couple weeks all my partners have been out of town and i just show up at miguels and never had a problem finding partners
check out http://redriverclimbing.com
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dank
Jul 29, 2006, 1:45 AM
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I'd reconsider Chattanooga. Decent climbing, maybe. But you'd have to deal with brutal summer weather, an ugly town, and many racist, xenophobic, republican Christ-bots in the population. Try visiting first...
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rock_junkie
Jul 29, 2006, 2:48 AM
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Tusla OK duh!
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saxfiend
Jul 29, 2006, 3:08 AM
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In reply to: I'd reconsider Chattanooga. Decent climbing, maybe. But you'd have to deal with brutal summer weather, an ugly town, and many racist, xenophobic, republican Christ-bots in the population. Try visiting first...
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JL
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