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Alan Rubin
climber
Amherst,MA.
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Apr 30, 2012 - 09:15am PT
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I'm sure that Jim is correct with Rio, but Capetown, South Africa and Palermo, Sicily are up there, as is Cuenca, Spain. Of course, Boulder,CO, Salt Lake, and Chattanooga are contenders as well. Dresden has been mentioned several times, but the actual climbing is a good way out of town.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Apr 30, 2012 - 09:23am PT
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Everyone really missed the clues: CITY OF ROCKS!
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martygarrison
Trad climber
Washington DC
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Apr 30, 2012 - 09:25am PT
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Modesto, California. Hands down.
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andy@climbingmoab
Big Wall climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Apr 30, 2012 - 09:39am PT
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Cape Town in South Africa gets my vote.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Apr 30, 2012 - 09:49am PT
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hell is my spiritual destination
i don't know if it's been granted
city privelages but
i figure there is only one
way out since it reestablishes
the lowest domain
so i plan to climb into bed
i'll climb my meals,
i'll climb other hell-dwellers
ill climb up the walls of my grave
i'll climb the snake like spine
of sin
and i plan to eat some olives
once i summit the devil's horn.
the handle of my skythe
shall be my proper and effective mountain stick.
hell, eternity.
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Scole
Trad climber
San Diego
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Apr 30, 2012 - 10:29am PT
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I agree with Donini, it has to be Rio.
Scole
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Apr 30, 2012 - 11:45am PT
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Seoul has Yosemite-like granite within the city limits? When I was there, visibility was about 50 meters, as a giant dust storm dropped what seemed like half of China on Seoul. You could have dropped the entire Cerro Torre massif into the city and no one would have known.
However, that doesn't mean I saw no climbing possibilities while I was there. Seriously, if you want "urban climbing," it doesn't get any better than this...
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 30, 2012 - 11:46am PT
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Yes Randisi...IT IS obvious that I made a boo boo. Even I noticed, but, alas, you canīt edit titles.
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neversummer
Trad climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
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Apr 30, 2012 - 12:11pm PT
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IDYLLWILD...
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Apr 30, 2012 - 12:24pm PT
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Seoul granite is pretty good, when I was there in the mid 70's there were some pretty nice routes that Yvonne had put up. I think there're a lot more now, but those Koreans have some pretty insane belaying techniques and like to swarm together on the rock.
Pretty good climbing within the city limits of Korea's 2nd large city Pusan, to the south. In fact the picture on my icon is from Pusan in 1975.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Apr 30, 2012 - 01:07pm PT
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Grenoble, France might work?
Ouray! Ice and rock.
What's the criteria? Do you have to be able to walk to climbing, easily?
Or, a short drive?
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Apr 30, 2012 - 01:17pm PT
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Isn't Yosemite a metropolitan area?
It's crowded, has hotels and restaurants, shopping areas, highways, mass transit, a police force, a jail and a slum...
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Apr 30, 2012 - 02:19pm PT
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Vegas
Is Moab a city?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 30, 2012 - 02:23pm PT
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OK, some definitions. Most be at least 100,000 in population and climbing must be WITHIN the city limits.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Apr 30, 2012 - 02:33pm PT
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Isn't Yosemite a metropolitan area?
It's crowded, has hotels and restaurants, shopping areas, highways, mass transit, a police force, a jail and a slum...
Before Jim tightened the definition, I was thinking the same thing, Kris.
Oh well, back to the drawing board.
John
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cowpoke
climber
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Apr 30, 2012 - 02:44pm PT
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^^^ I was thinking Vegas, too, if we can extend a bit beyond city limits, but even closer to the city limit than Red Rock is to Vegas is the granite around Abuja, Nigeria (the capital city).
Some pics off the web of Aso Rock (1st two pics) and a bit further outside the city limits, Zuma Rock.
edit: Wiki says it meets the population requirement of the thread at 778,567, but I think Aso rock is just outside city limits, but not certain.
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Inner City
Trad climber
East Bay
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Apr 30, 2012 - 02:51pm PT
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Colorado Springs has that Garden of the Gods area? I've never climbed there so not sure about it. If Vegas could be extended only slightly westward it would be a winner...
Then there is the social climbing inside of New York City..."Falling!"
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Apr 30, 2012 - 03:22pm PT
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The whole question seems the same as asking which hospital serves the best food.
You can be urbane or you can be a climber. Choose damn it! You wanna live forever?
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Scole
Trad climber
San Diego
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Apr 30, 2012 - 04:42pm PT
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Donini
Have you done Pasos de Fogos on Sugarloaf yet?
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