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gremlin
Nov 30, 2006, 5:43 PM
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120 miles from the New, so that's a pretty standard day trip. About the same to northern NC crags.
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mil_mil
Nov 30, 2006, 6:23 PM
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I drive between 3 1/2 to 4 hours every saturday to climb for the day. Man does it suck living in the flat lands. Have gone up to the New 7 hours for 4 days. if i have the finance and time i would be willing to travel just about were ever to climb. Life is good though i will be moving to south korea for a year and the mountains will be a 40 minute bike ride away, and then it's on to northern italy for 3 years 45 min car ride from the Alps who would have ever thought the Military would help my climbing addiction
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tshimkus
Nov 30, 2006, 6:31 PM
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10-20 minutes for a handfull of sport crags for an hour or 2 between classes.
45 min - 1 hr for half-day climbing at Big Chief or Donner.
1.5 hrs to Lover's Leap for the day.
3-4 hrs for a weekend in Yosemite, Tuolumne, or Bishop.
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markc
Nov 30, 2006, 7:28 PM
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My usual max for a day trip is around two hours each way. I've considered the 3.5 hour run for a short stay at Seneca (leave Friday night, come back Saturday night), but usually prefer to string a couple days together.
For a weekend, four hours or a little better is fine. I'd have to have good cause or a long weekend to go much further.
The drive to the 'Daks was right around 12 hours each way, and the total trip was 6 days (two driving, one hiking, and three climbing). Anything beyond that and I'll look for cheap flights.
I did help a friend relocate to Manitou Springs, CO. About 26 hours of driving in the U-Haul, and we only got in a couple of climbs at Garden of the Gods. Sigh. At least I flew home.
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roadman33
Dec 1, 2006, 1:12 AM
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WOW
I just realized that us climbers might have our own hole in the ozone layer!
Hope we can all work to off set this bad habit we share!
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mtnfr34k
Dec 1, 2006, 7:44 AM
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For a 0.5 - 1 day, usually 1hour or less.
For 1.5 days, 1-3 hours.
For a full weekend, up to 6 hours.
Since a lot of ice climbing and alpine objectives require a vehicle and aren't typically flight destinations, I've driven 18 hours for week-long+ trips.
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petsfed
Dec 1, 2006, 8:41 PM
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For a day's cragging? I've driven as much as 3 hours one way for a day's cragging.
For a weekend? About 7 hours one way to Moab.
A week? 23 hours, in one hit. Denver to Joshua Tree, but the direct route was socked in with snow, so we went the long way.
(This post was edited by petsfed on Dec 1, 2006, 8:44 PM)
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blazesod
Dec 1, 2006, 8:58 PM
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15 miles (15 minutes) to Indian Cove
45 minutes to Lost Horse, Sheep's Pass, Hidden Valley etc...
:)
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getsomeethics
Dec 1, 2006, 10:36 PM
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today i am driving 1.5 hrs by car then half an hour by quad, then 15 minutes by foot.
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mangotropo
Dec 1, 2006, 11:02 PM
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20 minutes but not that great. 2 hours to the really good stuff.
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krusher4
Dec 1, 2006, 11:25 PM
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10 mins to Eldo, walk from home to climb in the Flatirons 20 mins up Boulder Canyon...I feel bad for you guys. I was the same situation for a few years in school in IL and driving 5 hours to the Red a few times a month, that was too much for me so I just moved to Boulder.
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mdude
Dec 2, 2006, 1:11 AM
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For every hour I travel, I play for a day.
MD
(This post was edited by mdude on Dec 2, 2006, 1:11 AM)
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markc
Dec 3, 2006, 1:18 AM
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krusher4 wrote: 10 mins to Eldo, walk from home to climb in the Flatirons 20 mins up Boulder Canyon...I feel bad for you guys. I was the same situation for a few years in school in IL and driving 5 hours to the Red a few times a month, that was too much for me so I just moved to Boulder.
A friend just relocated to Manitou Springs this summer. He rubs in the distance to climbing on a fairly frequent basis.
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petsfed
Dec 3, 2006, 4:23 AM
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krusher4 wrote: 10 mins to Eldo, walk from home to climb in the Flatirons 20 mins up Boulder Canyon...I feel bad for you guys. I was the same situation for a few years in school in IL and driving 5 hours to the Red a few times a month, that was too much for me so I just moved to Boulder.
I didn't say that I had to. Its 20 minutes to Vedauwoo, 10 minutes to Roger's Canyon and 45 minutes to the Snowies, so if I don't want to travel, I can do that instead. Just saying that I have driven that far for a day's/week's worth.
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mudbunny3
Dec 3, 2006, 4:45 AM
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Unfortunately, there aren't too many good places to climb in OC. Okay, there aren't too many places to climb in OC at all...so, a commute is more of a prerequisite...
Usually the trip to JT is about two or so hours...depending on traffic and when the rest of gang decides to get up. I've been know to get up at 4AM to head out to the rocks...I'd rather sacrifice some sleepy time to get on the rocks before it gets too crowded.
But for a weekend climbing trip...heck, I'd take the day off just to commute as long as the climbing is awesome.
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arwarreng
Jan 16, 2007, 12:43 AM
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krusher4 wrote: 10 mins to Eldo, walk from home to climb in the Flatirons 20 mins up Boulder Canyon...I feel bad for you guys. I was the same situation for a few years in school in IL and driving 5 hours to the Red a few times a month, that was too much for me so I just moved to Boulder.
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stashyboy
Jan 16, 2007, 1:00 AM
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How far does one *have* to drive or willing to drive for a different venue? 15 minutes for over 1000 routes here at the Gunks, but 6 hours to my cabin in N. NH. for a weekend of granite slabs/cracks.
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sjm915
Jan 16, 2007, 1:20 AM
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15 min for 119 pretty decent sport routes (Barton Creek Greenbelt)
35 min for 222 pretty sweet sport routes (Reimer's Ranch)
2hrs for 263 pretty awesome Sport/alright trad routes(Enchanted Rock)
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oldsalt
Jan 16, 2007, 1:36 AM
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From Jacksonville, FL:
Seven (7) hours --
Yonah
Currahee
Chattanooga
Eight (8) hours --
Sandrock
Foster Falls
Ten (10) hours --
Table Rock/Linville Gorge
All trips so far for a full day of climbing. All 40 trips (beginning in November 2003) were worth it.
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Adk
Jan 17, 2007, 12:38 AM
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Little Falls, Moss Island area- Playland -5 minutes
Southern Adk routes.- 30 + minutes
Mid Adk routes- 1 hour
East Adk routes - 2.5-3 hours
Gunks 2.5 hrs
Rumney NH 3.5+ hrs
If anyone wants to know some great primative areas to camp in the southern Adirondacks give me a shout.
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sircamalot
Jan 17, 2007, 12:54 AM
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20 minutes from couch-to-base of climbing in Big / Little Cottonwood Canyons
35 minutes to American Fork
60 minutes to the Uintahs
3+ hours to Indian Creek
3+ hours to Zion
2.5 hours to City of Rocks
Yeah, Utah sucks. Please don't come here.
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arwarreng
Jan 17, 2007, 1:12 AM
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ya'll flordia climbers are the day trip driving champs. i meet tons of you here in tenn.
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oldsalt
Jan 17, 2007, 1:19 AM
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You live in East Coast Paradise, so it's only natural. Oh, yeah, we also go to NC a lot. The folks I climb with won't mark up your walls with paint or your trails with litter. I hope we will always be welcome.
(But lock up your women! They love the surfer look.)
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dynoho
Jan 17, 2007, 1:37 AM
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My rule of thumb is 2 hours of climbing for every one driving. This is slightly skewed because people regularly commute to work more than an hour. That fact is compensated by the many options available.
1 Hr. Malibu Creek
1.25 Hr. Echo Cliffs
2 Hr. Joshua Tree
4.25 Hr. Yosemite
4.5 Hr. Red Rocks
Anything further, I camp.
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atg200
Jan 17, 2007, 3:21 AM
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these days no further than an hour, maybe an hour and a half for a day trip. too much close by to have any motivation to drive further.
for a weekend, up to around 6 hours each way is ok.
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