Top 10 "best" climbing destinations in the world?
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Passaic River rail road bridge River RD Chatham NJ, |
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My list, not necessarily in order of preference (and only based off of the handful of places I've climbed) |
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What about Red River Gorge, And Bishop? |
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I can't judge places that I haven't climbed at. I'd be interested to see other people's top 10 list based only on places that they have climbed. Obviously 'best' is entirely subjective, but I still think other peoples personal lists are interesting. |
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David Morgantini wrote:My list, not necessarily in order of preference (and only based off of the handful of places I've climbed) 1) Kalymnos, Greece (Sport) 2) Squamish, Canada (Trad) 3) Canmore/Banff, Canada (Sport/Trad) 4) Fontainbleau, France (Bouldering) 5) Red Rocks, US (Trad) 6) Gunks, US (Trad) 7) Arco, Italy (Sport) 8) Dolomites, Italy (Trad) 9) Chamonix, France (Sport/Trad) 10) Bugaboos, Canada (Trad)Funny the Gunks makes your list but not Yosemite. The Gunks is a gym compared to Yosemite. If you like crack climbing, hands down Indian Creak is the best in North America, if not the world, for splitter cracks. For sport, there is the obvious names: Smith, NRG, RRG, but Ten Sleep ranks pretty high on the list of "really good crags many people wont ever visit." |
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Tonsai, Thailand |
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Places I have been that I think deserve world recognition(In no particular order) |
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20 kN wrote: Funny the Gunks makes your list but not Yosemite.Cause I am a sad climber who has not yet made the pilgrimage to Yosemite. |
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Jfaub wrote:Places I have been that I think deserve world recognition(In no particular order) Rumney, NH (Sport) Adirondack Mountains, NY (Adventure Trad) Red River Gorge, KY (Sport / Trad) Canmore, AB (Sport, Trad, Alpine) Yoho National Park, BC (Trad, Alpine) Purcell Mountains, BC (Trad, Alpine) I do have many other favorite areas, but they are not very much known outside the region and wouldn't be considered world class by any stretch of the imagination. (Val-David, Luskville, Cap-Des-Peres, Montagne d'Argent, Calabogie, and many more...) While local crags may not have the exposure, quantity of climbing, and legendary reputation (ha!) big destinations have, I do find myself attached to them simply because of the classic days i've spent there and because of the projects that still spit me off.I wouldn't consider Rumney to be world class. Its good and since it is the only major sport climbing area in the NE it has a special quality. However I would never take a long distance trip to go to Rumney. I don't think it is even half as good as the Red or New. I love the ADKS though. They are something very special for the East Coast. |
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Here are my top seven in United States, never been to Europe or Canada so I will keep 8, 9, and 10 open. Climbed a few spots in Thailand 12 years ago and it was like an overcrowded gym with very bad guide services seizing the crags... |
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This list is more a list of where people climbed, that the 10 best. I understand the limits of the question though. Here's my list, assuming the question is geared more toward cragging than big ranges: |
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jamesldavis1 wrote:Hey, I was just curious as to what people think are the 10 best climbing destinations in the world for variety of routes, beauty, culture of climbing, etc. Obviously Yosemite is up there, as are Trenton, New Jersey and Gary, Indiana. Where else? Gotta be some amazing climbing in Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Norway.Yeah, Trenton, NJ and Gary, Indiana are hidden gems. Everyone should put those on their "must-do" list. |
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i don't see little devil on anybody's list, which is total horse shit... |
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manuel rangel wrote:Tonsai, Thailand Verdon Gorge, France Dolomites, Italy Riglos, Spain Potrero Chico, Mexico Yosemite, CA Moab (includes Indian Creek and towers), UT Eldorado Canyon, CO Gunks, NY New River Gorge,WV Plus Squamish! My list of places I'd place in top ten. I've climbed at all of them and would return in a heartbeat. I like sport and trad climbing equally. They are in no particular order as far as "best" but I would love to live on the edge of the Verdon Gorge.Tonsai is really dope, Thailand def one of the coolest places in the world. Go devils! |
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For variety, beauty and climbing culture, haven't been a ton of places but here is my list: |
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1. Charakusa Valley, Karakoram, Pakistan |
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Hueco |
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jamesldavis1 wrote: for variety of routes, beauty, culture of climbing, etcUsing these guidelines, and considering only places I've been ... 1. Squamish (mainly for trad, bouldering, and long routes - there are better sport climbing areas, if that's your thing - probably the most friendly and accessible place for visiting climbing that I've seen) 2a. Yosemite (like Squamish, but bigger, though without the ocean and with rangers) 2b. Bishop and area (mainly for bouldering, but there is a lot of alpine rock climbing very close by - some sport and single pitch trad too) 2c. The Bugaboos (alpine trad only, but it's sooooo nice) 5. Red Rocks (trad, long routes, sport, some bouldering - but unfortunately with Las Vegas as the backdrop) 6. The Gunks (not a lot of variety or beauty, but a great town and well worth a visit if trad is your thing - possibly the highest concentration of gumbies in the world) I've climbed a lot in North America, particularly in the west, but never outside of North America so take this all with a grain of salt. |
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The Chaltèn Massif has to be somewhere on the list. I haven't been anywhere else that's close. Every route is big, beautiful, challenging and entirely unique. |
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Ali Jaffri wrote:...but I only put up big walls over 5000 feet high, and most of those happen to be in Pakistan. I was assuming the list was for rock climbs only, otherwise Id throw the Himalayas and Hindukush mountains in there too.NBD |