Where to retire early as a climber?
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The thread on best jobs for climbers got me thinking about retirement. In particular, where could you retire early and stretch out your nest egg that also has a lot of climbing? |
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Vegas would be a great option. VERY cheap living out in the desert. Same thing with Wyoming or the rural southeast. Even living out on the Western Slope of CO can be quite affordable in the right areas, e.g. near Gunnison. |
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Depends on how much loot has been squirreled away. In a perfect world, Southern Spain. Climbing, weather, food... |
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Skimming expat blogs I saw Spain and Portugal mentioned a few times which surprised me because I always thought anywhere in western Europe would be too expensive. |
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Smitten upon the side of a mountain.... |
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Retiring at 32? |
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Thailand. Cheap eats, cheap housing, beach living. Doesn't get any better. |
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mountainhick wrote:Retiring at 32? Way to go!No. Still a long ways away for me. Just starting long term planning... and also day dreaming. |
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Thailand is too tooo hot! Lets not forget it also has a monsoon season... |
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New River Gorge and Summersville Lake area in the summer. Vegas in the winter. |
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Tylerpratt wrote:My vote is for Cuba.The MP for Cuba indicates that access to a lot of the climbing areas are banned right now. Not to mention that some Cubans risk their lives on tiny rafts just to get out of Cuba, but I imagine that won't happen much longer considering the recent policy changes in both the US and Cuba. |
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Yes, they just legalized small business there. This is for retirement so I would assume said person already has the funds to live in retirement. |
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Tylerpratt wrote:The banned crags in Cuba have this really really high fine of $5 USD a day...if they come and catch you there...I wonder what the annual goes for? |
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You could go full-nomad and RV it depending on how much you've had to save and how well you've done it. In my dream world, thats what I do. |
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Fort Collins. |
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Personally, I don't plan on retiring from climbing anytime, anywhere. |
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How about Asheville, NC. Small city, good climbing close, and better climbing near by. |
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I'd say on your private yacht with a helicopter would be ideal |
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The mountains between Asheville and Boone, NC are pretty cheap. You can buy a decent house for under 100k. People talk shit about the weather, but it's truly not as bad as it's made out to be. There are plenty of very, very good crags that you only really go to once it gets warm (Ship Rock, Hawksbill, Looking Glass North, Cedar Rock North). And the cooler months and "cold" winters are the only time you really want to head to Rumbling Bald, Whiteside, Laurel Knob, or Stone Mountain. There is more sport climbing than most folks realize, but regardless NRG is 4 hours away and RRG is 5. If you are into bouldering, the high country toward Boone is outstanding. We have the tallest easy ice routes in the Eastern US in the Black Mountains. |
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Sierra Eastside. Close thread. |
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Vegas is a good option. Red Rocks has a lifetime of climbing and countless long moderate climbs for an "old" person. Its one of my favorite destinations, even over yosemite and JT since theres so many multipitch routes under 5.10 and over 5 pitches. |