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rtwilli4
Sep 22, 2008, 6:16 AM
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I will be flying from Bangkok to Europe in April or May of next year. I may just be flying straight to London, but if I make enough money in Thailand this year I want to stop somewhere in Europe and climb. I'd like to fly to Europe and travel over land to London, climbing along the way. I am looking for the cheapest ideas possible. I will probably be alone and only have sport gear. No snow/ice climbing but trad. if I can find a partner with gear.
These are cities I have come up with based solely on the cheap flights from Bangkok. Any ideas? Thoughts?
Helsinki
Geneva
Madrid
Oslo
Prague
Rome
Brussels
Frankfurt
Munich
Paris
Casablanca
I've only been to the UK and Ireland.
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vpm
Sep 22, 2008, 6:58 AM
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You don't want to travel to Helsinki to do anything climbing related. It might be the world's first climbing trip to this town though and therefore something worth mentioning 
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sungam
Sep 22, 2008, 10:13 AM
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rtwilli4 wrote: I will be flying from Bangkok to Europe in April or May of next year. I may just be flying straight to London, but if I make enough money in Thailand this year I want to stop somewhere in Europe and climb. I'd like to fly to Europe and travel over land to London, climbing along the way. I am looking for the cheapest ideas possible. I will probably be alone and only have sport gear. No snow/ice climbing but trad. if I can find a partner with gear. These are cities I have come up with based solely on the cheap flights from Bangkok. Any ideas? Thoughts? Helsinki Geneva Madrid Oslo Prague Rome Brussels Frankfurt Munich Paris Casablanca I've only been to the UK and Ireland.
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mcolombo
Sep 22, 2008, 11:09 AM
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There is a lot of climbing all over Europe. What kind of climbing and what else interests you?
Maybe too early for the higher elevations in the Alps but still lots of climbing in the Alpenlander.
Italy: Lake Garda –Dolomites / Süd Tirol to Austria then on to Germany-, Munich- Frankenjura…
Finale Liguria-to -South of France lots through out France, French Alps, Verdon…
Finale Liguria-to –Switzerland- Tessin, Alps, Südpfalz in Germany, Fontenbleu by Paris.
Spain no recomandations but I do not think you could go wrong. long drive to London however.
Prauge- Chech.sandstone and on to the Elbsandstein by Dresden (bring balls).
On your drive to London climb at Freyr by Dinant in Belgium and drink beer at the climbers bar across the road and eat fries with one of at least 25 sauces. Worth it just for the location, views and beer!
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allimac
Sep 22, 2008, 2:15 PM
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Helsinki - Vodka
Geneva - near the alps
Madrid - tapas, sports and bouldering
Oslo - trad on granie
Prague - beer
Rome - espresso and pizza
Brussels - hmm...
Frankfurt - have no idea
Munich - go to the Dolomites
Paris - bouldering Bleau
Casablanca - Atlas Mountains
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rtwilli4
Sep 22, 2008, 5:06 PM
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thanks guys. I'm thinking Spain and France may be my best bets. I could fly to Madrid and go from there. I also have a friend in Casablanca, so I could fly there and go through Spain from the south.
I'm mostly a sport climber and boulderer. I love trad. but with the way I travel and the way my bank account usually looks it's not practical at the moment.
Really the only thing besides that climbing that I am interested in is being able to meet people who want to climb and live as cheaply as possible.
ALSO, I will not have a car. I will be using public transport. Should have said that in the beginning.
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petje
Sep 24, 2008, 3:58 PM
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Helsinki - Vodka
Geneva - near the alps
Madrid - tapas, sports and bouldering
Oslo - trad on granie
Prague - beer
Rome - espresso and pizza
Brussels - almost 200 climbing area's at your feet and only 3,5 hours to bleau
Frankfurt - have no idea
Munich - go to the Dolomites
Paris - bouldering Bleau
Casablanca - Atlas Mountains
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steady_climbing
Sep 24, 2008, 4:22 PM
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petje wrote: Helsinki - Vodka
Geneva - near the alps
Madrid - tapas, sports and bouldering
Oslo - trad on granie
Prague - beer
Rome - espresso and pizza Brussels - almost 200 climbing area's at your feet and only 3,5 hours to bleau Frankfurt - Morgenbachtal, Rheinland Pfalz, Frankenjura
Munich - go to the Dolomites
Paris - bouldering Bleau
Casablanca - Atlas Mountains
If you come through middle Europe I would recommend checking out the Frankenjura....
Edit: Spelling
(This post was edited by steady_climbing on Sep 24, 2008, 4:23 PM)
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cantbuymefriends
Oct 16, 2008, 3:57 PM
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Oslo - April: Might still be ice in Rjukan or powder and/or ice in Hemsedal 
Oslo - May: Multipitch crack or slab in Nissedal 
Greece - Kalymnos or Meteora?
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climber_for_life78
Dec 14, 2008, 7:38 AM
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rtwilli4 wrote: thanks guys. I'm thinking Spain and France may be my best bets. I am interested in is being able to meet people who want to climb and live as cheaply as possible.
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