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mwelly007
Aug 18, 2009, 3:54 PM
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Where is the best place to live in order to easily access both of these amazing activites? Perferrably the West Coast, like California. Any thoughts?
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squishy654
Aug 18, 2009, 4:52 PM
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Sacramento...
Two hours to the best climbing
Two hours to the best surfing
Nice big modern city with more than enough California to go around...
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caughtinside
Aug 18, 2009, 5:30 PM
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To surf you HAVE to live at the beach. Which generally puts you a few hours from the rocks.
I like Sacramento a lot, but it's a terrible place to live if surfing is your passion.
But it's better than Minnesota.
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shimanilami
Aug 18, 2009, 7:00 PM
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Thailand.
In the US, the only places to surf seriously are California and Hawaii. And there ain't no climbing in Hawaii.
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mwelly007
Aug 18, 2009, 7:25 PM
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i have friends in Sacramento. its near everything, but close to nothing. i want to be able to do something before or after work on the weekdays.
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jamatt
Aug 18, 2009, 7:27 PM
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In reply to: In the US, the only places to surf seriously are California and Hawaii.
The only place to surf seriously and consistently is prolly california. but obx gets some pretty killer hurricane swell several times a year, and on portsmouth one day this past june it was 6 foot, glassy and peeling. truly all time.
we had a pretty good weekend, hit Ship rock, then drove to morris marina, and on portsmouth the next day.
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sgreer
Aug 18, 2009, 7:50 PM
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FRESNO.
2 hours to world class surf and 2 hours to world class climbing.
Short trip to LA and a short trip to SF. There is plenty of work here too.
The closest crag does take me 40 minutes to get to though (tollhouse or square nail). That kinda sucks. And they are hot in the summer. So I have to jam up to the high Sierras on the weekends. Usually Yos or Courtright to escape the heat. My surf spots include pretty much everything south of Big Sur down to about San Onofre.
(This post was edited by sgreer on Aug 18, 2009, 7:57 PM)
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shimanilami
Aug 18, 2009, 7:50 PM
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mwelly007 wrote: i have friends in Sacramento. its near everything, but close to nothing. i want to be able to do something before or after work on the weekdays.
You'll need to choose one or the other. You can't have both.
Is proximity to surfing and climbing your only consideration? If so, I envy you. If not, perhaps you could tell us what other factors weigh in. Having lived in California all my life, I know a thing or two about other things our state has to offer.
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shimanilami
Aug 18, 2009, 7:53 PM
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Fresno? Sacramento? You've got to be kidding me. Living in a shithole so that you can be 2 hours from the things you love to do is no way to live at all.
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sgreer
Aug 18, 2009, 8:01 PM
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I'm only here for money. I would be in the foothills otherwise. But, since the scratch is good and I can climb in Yos or Tuolumne every weekend I'll stay....for now
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csproul
Aug 18, 2009, 8:16 PM
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jamatt wrote: In reply to: In the US, the only places to surf seriously are California and Hawaii. The only place to surf seriously and consistently is prolly california. but obx gets some pretty killer hurricane swell several times a year, and on portsmouth one day this past june it was 6 foot, glassy and peeling. truly all time. we had a pretty good weekend, hit Ship rock, then drove to morris marina, and on portsmouth the next day.
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jamatt
Aug 18, 2009, 8:40 PM
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In reply to: So no, if you really want to surf and climb, I'd say that NC is probably not the place to live.
No doubt. I'm just saying that when the surf is good, it's real good.
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budman
Aug 18, 2009, 9:34 PM
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cporter
Aug 18, 2009, 10:04 PM
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San Diego is bar far the best option. I live here and pursue both sports. Surfing is as close as you would like. Blacks Beach, Sunset Cliffs, Scripts are all great breaks.
Tahquitz is about 2 or so hours away with amazing trad climbing. If you're intro sport there is Eagle Peak (a few trad lines, mostly sport), Corde Madera (trad and sport) and in Riverside there is the quarry ( Hard Sport).
San Diego is just about the greatest place to live as far as climate, its always climbing season.
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Tree_wrangler
Aug 18, 2009, 10:15 PM
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You could live in a shithole like Sacramento and have VERY CROWDED world class climbing and surfing 2 hours away.
Or, you could live in a nice place (I won't say where), with a modest population, low pollution, not much traffic, easygoing people, with very good (but not "world class") climbing and surfing within an hour or less each, and have the spots all to yourself...no fees, no crowds, litter, crag/surf dogs, etc.....
Food for thought. A perfect day at a modest crag beats a modest day at the perfect crag every time.
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code08
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caughtinside wrote: To surf you HAVE to live at the beach. Which generally puts you a few hours from the rocks. I like Sacramento a lot, but it's a terrible place to live if surfing is your passion. But it's better than Minnesota.
Dude Minnesota is the bomb you just gotta get used to surfing on 3 ft swells and wearing a 7mm wetsuit.
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trapdoor
Aug 19, 2009, 1:47 AM
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San Diego or Santa Barbara. You have to live close to the beach (like a couple of miles) if you want to surf even semi seriously.
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Aug 19, 2009, 1:53 AM
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Oregon or California. I'm not a surfer though...but I always saw surfers at the beach in Newport, Oregon...and Smith Rock is there in Terrebonne. I lived in Sacramento...Its really nice to drive up to Tahoe whenever or down to the Eastern Sierras. Love the Owen's River Gorge and Bishop :) Sacramento is good for a midpoint, but if you are more into surfing, you might go for Santa Barbara or similar...and if you are more into climbing, go for Folsom or Placerville.
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jamincan
Aug 19, 2009, 3:09 AM
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You could start river surfing instead. You'd might have more success finding a river with good surfing waves near a high quality climbing destination.
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Aug 19, 2009, 4:32 PM
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This is true I surf my kayak every weekend. Rivers ussually have a nice wave somewhere. Some are mean some are real smooth and if your in a river here in the southeast there are boulders everywhere. Not to mention the damn good climbing also. But I dont use a board to surf. I use a kayak and get in some nice runs down a river. I go home with my eyes the size of dinner plates every saturday and sunday in the summer. Adrenaline yea its at the big rivers. Ocean is mellow in comparison
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USnavy
Aug 20, 2009, 9:47 AM
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shimanilami wrote: Thailand. In the US, the only places to surf seriously are California and Hawaii. And there ain't no climbing in Hawaii.
(This post was edited by USnavy on Aug 20, 2009, 9:48 AM)
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gmggg
Aug 20, 2009, 12:13 PM
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squishy654 wrote: Sacramento... Two hours to the best climbing Two hours to the best surfing Nice big modern city with more than enough California to go around...
You also get the largest selection of rednecks. The weather sucks in sac compared to socal, but you do have rivers, which you won't have down south...
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Adrian_Falcus
Aug 20, 2009, 1:38 PM
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Check out Arcata, California, or more generally- Lost Rocks. Miles of beach bouldering and great surf, some sport routes along some of the cliffs as well. I'll be moving there in less than 2 months.
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squishy654
Aug 20, 2009, 3:23 PM
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gmggg wrote: squishy654 wrote: Sacramento... Two hours to the best climbing Two hours to the best surfing Nice big modern city with more than enough California to go around... You also get the largest selection of rednecks. The weather sucks in sac compared to socal, but you do have rivers, which you won't have down south...
You may have found that to be true in the past but with all the state workers and the growth of Rancho Cordova, Roseville and Folsom it's a thriving city with jobs which rival the Bay area, including companies like Intel, Microsoft and HP. I truly don't see rednecks, ever in Sac and I've been living here for years. I use to think the same thing you do when I lived in the Bay area, Sac was just rednecks and fields, but it's untrue, so if you wouldn't mind, stop propagating false information...You should b talking about Lodi or Stockton if you hate rednecks...
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btreanor
Aug 20, 2009, 3:52 PM
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cporter wrote: ...Tahquitz is about 2 or so hours away with amazing trad climbing. If you're intro sport there is Eagle Peak (a few trad lines, mostly sport), Corde Madera (trad and sport) and in Riverside there is the quarry ( Hard Sport).
I think SD is a great city (though I'd rather live in a town--too bad for me I don't). Tahquitz is great but a bit of a drive, and I love Mt. Woodson, but it's really cruel to tell some out of towner that he'll be psyched to be close to the Riverside quarry... ;)
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