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joncash
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I'm transferring from Community college and am looking for a school that is close to good climbing. Any suggestions from anybody are appreciated.
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WVUCLMBR
Jul 9, 2008, 3:41 PM
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Search it....as with most topics, this one has been beat to death.
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Gmburns2000
Jul 9, 2008, 3:47 PM
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joncash wrote: I'm transferring from Community college and am looking for a school that is close to good climbing. Any suggestions from anybody are appreciated.
Do freakin' search n00b!!!
Oh, hey, sorry about that. Hehe. Just got through reading another forum and I got carried away. 
SUNY New Paltz is minutes from the 'Gunks. UNH is not far from plenty of good climbing in NH, too (North Conway, Rumney, Cannon), as well as Plymouth State and Dartmouth. SUNY Plattsburgh is close to the Adirondacks (more climbing than the 'Gunks but also more spread out). Boston has a ton of great colleges and universities and is only a few hours drive from several top-notch climbing destinations, but it has little-to-no climbing within a half-hour of it's borders. Still, it's a great location for NE climbing, and it has a fun climbing community, too.
That's just what I know in the northeast. Good luck.
PS - I'd choose a school that is more in tune with what you want to study or do with your life. If it happens to have great climbing, then great. If not, it's not that big of a loss. Think life first, unless climbing will be your life, then climbing second.
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brownie710
Jul 9, 2008, 3:57 PM
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I did three years at New Paltz and it is, in my experience, one of the best places for trad. If your just getting into it their are a lot of great locals who usually are happy to have a belay slave who will teach you a lot. One of my buddies went from not knowing what an cam was to leading 5.11 in a few years..
On the other hand if you are looking for great climbing without piles of people at every climb consider either Paul Smiths, SUNY Potsdam or SUNY Plattsburgh. all have outdoor ed majors or minors in adventure rec or expeditionary studies and are within 30 to 1 1/2 hours of the Adirondacks.
good luck
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Tipton
Jul 9, 2008, 4:23 PM
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University of Tennessee Chattanooga. Done. Its within driving distance of your current locale VA. Its surrounded by great climbing of every type and within reasonable distance of other awesome areas like RRG and Rocktown. If you choose anywhere else I will punch you in the head. That being said, maybe you should look into which schools have your planned major and have a good program?
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lofstromc
Jul 9, 2008, 4:42 PM
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Your degree should be in Pipe Welding Technology at San Jacinto College, that way your close to Tahquitz, Suicide and Joshua Tree.
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p_buddy
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I would definitely argue to go to Utah State University. Logan canyon is just right off the campus and there are hundreds of limestone sport routes (and occasional trad and boulder), it also has North America's first 5.14b. There is also a great gym in town with sport/tr/bouldering. Within one to two hours drive you have the City of the Rocks as well as little/big cottonwood canyon. And further south are the a plentiful selections of nationally renown climbing locations. The only drawback with Utah is that it is full of Mormons.
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lofstromc
Jul 9, 2008, 4:51 PM
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lofstromc wrote: Your degree should be in Pipe Welding Technology at San Jacinto College, that way your close to Tahquitz, Suicide and Joshua Tree.
Seriously, use the search feature!
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...p;sb=score&mh=25
Here, I did it for you.
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krusher4
Jul 9, 2008, 4:57 PM
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seems like it would be really are to beat CU Boulder, CO.
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limeydave
Jul 9, 2008, 5:04 PM
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Boone, NC is pretty popular for the youngsters
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PNUT
Jul 9, 2008, 5:07 PM
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Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff....
Insane crack climbing at Paradise Forks.
Supurb overhanging limestone bouldering at Priest Draw.
Outdoor gym-climbing at The Pit.
Too many others to name; plus the locals would be pissed if I mentioned them; actually, they are probably already pissed for me posting this. Im going to go hide now.....
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Carnage
Jul 9, 2008, 5:33 PM
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limeydave wrote: Boone, NC is pretty popular for the youngsters
fuck that school, less you're trying to smoke your brains out before graduating. lots of bouldering in the area though....
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limeydave
Jul 9, 2008, 5:41 PM
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Lot of strong folks coming out of there.
Not particularly employable, but strong as all balls.
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eastvillage
Jul 9, 2008, 10:10 PM
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Hmm, University of Colorado Boulder or Denver, U of Utah, Salt Lake City.
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nthusiastj
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krusher4 wrote: seems like it would be really are to beat CU Boulder, CO.
Don't be mislead!!! CU is only good if you're a hippie liberal.
There really is no good climbing in Boulder either. It's all choss. Seriously.
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sspssp
Jul 9, 2008, 10:26 PM
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joncash wrote: I'm transferring from Community college and am looking for a school that is close to good climbing. Any suggestions from anybody are appreciated.
Sure this topic has been beaten to death. But if we didn't keep doing that, what would ever get discussed on rc.com?
But back to the question: what are you majoring in, what sort of college are you looking for, and what type of climbing do you like? If I was just starting college, I would seriously consider UC/Merced.
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cchas
Jul 10, 2008, 4:10 AM
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From a guy who has moved around the world, and have taught at a university,
If you are serious about both (which is not a bad idea, since even if you are a world class climber- an injury could prevent you from living a serious climbing life. I've also seen guides break a leg in the beginning of a prime season and loose their years earnings.) To do both well it helps having climbing minutes away and not an hour+ away.
New Paltz: A good place to start climbing- as you progress through the ranks, tougher to find well protected climbs to push yourself. Hate to say it, but a mediocre school IMHO
NAU: (Flagstaff, Az) Decent school (undergraduate) in many fields. Low key climbing community with not many superstars but ALOT of very strong climbers. A lot of climbing nearby (less then 30 minutes) but if you climb harder then 5.14a sport or 5.13 trad it then becomes limited without travelling.(If yo are multi-sport athlete you will find the town crowded with athlete with a lot of world record holders/Olympic Gold Medalists in town training for distance events, triathalons,......., being an official high altitude training center)
CU (Boulder Co) Good school in a lot of fields up through PhD. A lot of awesome climbers ( a guy once said, "don't worry, the woman bagging your groceries probably walked your project this morning)
U of Utah is a decent school. I have a lots of friends who went through their engineering program and their decent. And Little and Big Cottonwoord Canyon is pretty close.
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Jul 10, 2008, 4:13 AM
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Ohio Univeristy... I am not sure where you are from or what you are looking for! Athens, Ohio is home to some of the best boulder problems in the state. In addition, there is much more to be discovered by those that seek it.
Our rock is of Blackhand Sandstone and will make you wish your skin was tougher. There is a lot of choss, but there are diamonds as well. If you are looking for a good school and an awesome community check us out. The New River Gorge, Red River Gorge, and Coopers Rock are all within reasonable distance.
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sungam
Jul 10, 2008, 11:10 AM
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joncash wrote: I'm transferring from Community college and am looking for a school that is close to good climbing. Any suggestions from anybody are appreciated.
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joncash
Jul 10, 2008, 3:21 PM
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I'm majoring in biology, so just about any school has that program. I'm not a fan of huge universities, anywhere with a low cost of living is a big plus. Thanks for the responses everyone, it's easy to search the big universities and prime climbing, but it is the lesser known schools and areas that seem to be best represented by locals who know about it. |
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cchas
Jul 10, 2008, 3:31 PM
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With criteria like that yo may want to look into NAU in Flagstaff.
Dartmouth has a good Biology program (I've done research in conjunction with the school) but not exactly a smaller university
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limeydave
Jul 10, 2008, 3:37 PM
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sungam wrote: joncash wrote: I'm transferring from Community college and am looking for a school that is close to good climbing. Any suggestions from anybody are appreciated. SHEFFIELD UNI!
LEEDS!!!
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mapinfinite
Jul 10, 2008, 3:49 PM
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If you like to Boulder, Boone, N.C. is the place. Not to far from where you are, cheap living, loads of quality problems, there are some sweet sport routes in the area as well. Although the summers are intense. Boone is my favorite semi local area. Friendly locals, I cant say enough about the quality of the problems. The town is great.
CU boulder is another great option. However you better have a f-ton of money. Boulder is one of the most expensive places to live in the country. But the climbing is awesome, and varied. Trad, Sport, Bouldering, Ice climbing. Also there is a great community of climbers there.
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krusher4
Jul 10, 2008, 4:48 PM
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nthusiastj wrote: krusher4 wrote: seems like it would be really are to beat CU Boulder, CO. Don't be mislead!!! CU is only good if you're a hippie liberal. There really is no good climbing in Boulder either. It's all choss. Seriously.
Yeah your right, I love choss and I'm a Hippie ;-)
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Darkforrest
Jul 10, 2008, 6:56 PM
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With this many good ones maybe the next collage/climbing thread should be where not to go.
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