Moving to SLC?
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Hey there, I'm from california, and thinking of moving to salt lake city to have better access to climbing. I climb sport, trad, and also boulder a good bit, as well as backpacking, but I'm also very interested in getting into ice and alpine climbing.. Any tips on cheap places to live, where to meet people, or anything else that would be beneficial to a climber? |
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Sugarhood is probably the best place to get reasonable rent, access to folks who are into the stuff you like and easy to get out of town quickly. |
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KSL classifieds always has lots of stuff. Sugarhouse, 9th & 9th, or anything by the U of U is usually decent. |
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Hey Christian, there are many areas that would be suitable for you - anywhere along the metropolitan Wasatch Front area you can find reasonable renting accomodations and the canyons/crags are very accessible anywhere along the Wasatch Front. I prefer to live on the East side of Salt Lake Valley; check rentals in the following areas: |
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Anyone from out of state that i have ever talked to about rent in SLC is always astounded. SLC is extremely cheap when it comes to rent compared to other places around the nation. Good choice. I live in a spacious 4 bedroom house, 2 bathrooms, & a fenced yard in sugarhouse for 1100/month, & certainly there are better deal out there if you search. When you get here, a good liberal place to check ads is the weekly rag, The City Weekly, or, some of the best places i have found in the past, i have found by taking a day & just driving around looking for 'for rent' signs. I am 15 min from Rockreation, 20 from multiple canyons, 1hr 20m from maple, 25 min from American Fork...the benifits just keep adding up. SLC is a great place to plant your roots! Good luck. Contact me if you need someone to climb & show you around if/when you get in. |
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Kearns has the cheapest rent and you can use what you have left over to buy a bullet proof vest. |