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curt wohlgemuth
Social climber
Bay Area, California
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From what I can parse, it looks like you need a fairly large area -- i.e., if Reno is too small to have a posting for you, then forget about Bishop and towns of that size.
If alpine climbing is a "must have", I'd definitely concentrate on Colorado. Yes, Boulder is very pricey. Denver is a big sprawl. You might have luck elsewhere in the front range (CO Springs, as someone upthread mentioned, or look the other direction towards Ft Collins). Anywhere in the front range should be close enough to RMNP for your alpine climbing fix.
Have fun, sounds like a great predicament to be in!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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but I really can't see a blissful life there for me
Maybe some of the Vegas folks can chime in. I used to think the same thing but I've heard from many outdoor folks they are very happy living there. Red Rocks, reasonable driving to many other areas, i.e. Joshua Tree. My very outdoorsy niece lived there for several years and liked it a great deal.
Susan
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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. . . a progressive mindset in the community
Think twice about Montrose.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Anchorage! Every thing you need except altitude which you won't need because it's so far north.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Salt Lake City area has fantastic access to mountains, skiing, ice climbing usually decent, reasonable access to Indian Creek, Zion, can get up to Jackson Hole in the summer
big metropolitan area with plenty of folks getting sick and injured
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petersometimesclimbs
Trad climber
boston, ma
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 1, 2016 - 08:27pm PT
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Anchorage! Every thing you need except altitude which you won't need because it's so far north.
i lived in alaska for a year a few years back...amazing place but cragging is sh#t...!
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petersometimesclimbs
Trad climber
boston, ma
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 1, 2016 - 08:28pm PT
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Salt Lake City area has fantastic access to mountains, skiing, ice climbing usually decent, reasonable access to Indian Creek, Zion, can get up to Jackson Hole in the summer
...and a progressive mindset....?!
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Boulder
Bozeman
Truckee
Bend
Durango
Jackson
Um, no, SLC is the opposite of progressive.
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Al Barkamps
Social climber
Red Stick
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Will you be your wearing Red Sox hat?
If so, fugoff.
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WBraun
climber
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A real doctor goes to the most deplorable place where sickness is the worst and have no real cares for their own selves.
There's no real doctors anymore.
Maybe two or three left on the whole planet .....
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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...and a progressive mindset....?!
perhaps it's your mindset that's not progressive
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WyoRockMan
climber
Grizzlyville, WY
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Cody, WY
near or in the mountains at altitude...nothing beats living with a mountain view and fresh air...
---check
lots of opportunity for sport, trad (<30 min drive?!) and alpine climbing not far away (<1-2 hr drive?!)...So it is pretty important to have long alpine rock/mixed/ice routes accessible.
---check, check, check
200+ sport routes within 5 miles,
Hundreds of trad routes within 5 miles,
[I've rock climbed every month in the last two years, winter days can actually be enjoyable!]
Hundreds of ice pitches within the 1-2 hour range (including the Southfork with 200-300 pitches, under an hour),
Alpine (a dozen lifetimes worth)
a friendly and simple climbing community would be great.
---check
a major hospital nearby (preferably with a level 2 trauma center) - unfortunately for climbing my profession is in medicine...
---Can't check that, but Cody's hospital is undergoing a large expansion and they are aggressively recruiting all levels of medical professionals. Not a major hospital, but they are working to be the regional center.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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I was going to say Reno, but seems like you've ruled that out. Flagstaff would be my second choice, but the alpine climbing is more than two hours away. Still, you would only be a day's drive from the Sierra, to the west, or the Rockies, to the east.
Flagstaff is a great town.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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You're really going to need to do a road trip.
Progressive mindset:
Bend, OR. (really beautiful, nice town, smith rock, great skiing, not cheap anymore)
Less progressive:
Reno (it'll take you 45 minutes + to get anywhere, but when you get there it's great)
Ogden (I don't know about alpine climbing but Ogden is a very tempting place IMO, affordable, easy access, close to great, uncrowded skiing and climbing)
Boise
Colorado:
Grand Junction
Denver/Boulder/Colorado springs as mentioned.
Not in the mountains but close:
Bellingham or Everett, WA
Anchorage, AK (if you can bring a woman with you) Best alpine climbing, not a whole lot of easily accessible quality trad/sport though. Winters aren't so bad, but summer is barely summer.
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JC Marin
Trad climber
CA
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Can you stay in Europe? Might be your best bet...
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Could you be more specific on the "medicine" issue? What sort of position are you seeking? Currently MD? Seeking residency? Fellowship? Surgery?
ER?
There are several docs on ST, and may have suggestions or knowledge specific to your needs.
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petersometimesclimbs
Trad climber
boston, ma
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2016 - 11:28am PT
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Will you be your wearing Red Sox hat?
If so, fugoff.
last time i cheered for red sox, a girl from NY on my freshman floor burned my wardrobe. red sox wouldn't pay for the damage, so i stopped cheering them on.
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petersometimesclimbs
Trad climber
boston, ma
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2016 - 11:36am PT
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A real doctor goes to the most deplorable place where sickness is the worst and have no real cares for their own selves.
There's no real doctors anymore.
Maybe two or three left on the whole planet .....
i happen to care about who my neighbors might be and where i make my recreations so that makes me a poor choice for a doctor? we treat everyone that needs treatment to the best we can, but we are human and reserve the right to privately judge someone, for instance those who vote for Trump, as long as it does not affect our professional judgement. Also, there are a ton of real doctors out there who travel to war zones to treat and to underdeveloped countries to help train local health personnel. You just have to look a bit further than your GP to know.
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petersometimesclimbs
Trad climber
boston, ma
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2016 - 11:38am PT
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Could you be more specific on the "medicine" issue? What sort of position are you seeking? Currently MD? Seeking residency? Fellowship? Surgery?
ER?
There are several docs on ST, and may have suggestions or knowledge specific to your needs.
i'll be looking to start surgical residency.
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