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Best place to live surf and climb
Kevin Worrall wrote: I can't say that I have, but I'm sure it's top notch. I just can't stand the traffic down there, up here we don't have to deal with any of that haha |
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San Diego or Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz has that sharma bouldering spot and some of the best surfing on the west coast. Bring a fat wallet cuz its expensive. |
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Since I saw Sydney mentioned early on I couldn't resist mentioning the other side of Australia. The Margaret River area (Margs, as they say) has some pretty class A surfing and more than enough limestone sport climbing, plus a lot of bouldering actively been developed. Pretty low key since Perth is 3-4 hours away. And it's not nearly as hot as Queensland! |
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Reviving this thread. Can confirm that San Diego is a real gem. I have many special memories of glassy days at Cherry Hill followed by a sunset sesh at Santee. A few hours opens up many really good options, but the driving gets taxing. I wanted to ask if there’s detailed insight that can be shared on international options for surf & climb, particularly interested in Asia, open to others. Specifically quality & can be done the same day. Thailand required me to do a long tail boat from Railey to Phuket, which was awesome to experience but is not practical for regular ease. Thanks so much. |
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Have you looked into Kansas? |
Bella Lynn wrote: Not Asia per se, but within Australasia there are many places where one can easily surf and climb on the same day. This can be done on much of the east coast of Australia (Sunshine Coast, Coffs Harbour, Sydney, Nowra, etc) and a lot of places in New Zealand if you have a thick wet suit (Christchurch, Dunedin, West Coast). Where I live, it is demonstrably possible to surf, ski, climb, and MTB in the same day (in addition to slackline and beer drinking): i.stuff.co.nz/travel/832713… |
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Solid living :) Thanks, David. Australia & New Zealand have definitely been on my mind, even more so now. I appreciate the suggested areas as well as Margs. |
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Fun fact, Narrabeen the suburb of Sydney, has a well-known rivermouth break that has hosted a lot of international competitions, was the birthplace of the three-finned surfboard, and is the only international location mentioned in "Surfin' USA" the Beach Boys song. It also has a couple of tiny sport crags, and a couple of routes developed by Leonard Coyne - yes, the Colorado one. Apparently he spent a few days climbing there with Mike Law at some point. In general Sydney is pretty great for climbing and surfing, but for both, it tends to quantity rather than quality. A lot of tiny chossy sandstone cliffs and inconsistent beach breaks (alternating with death slabs, breaking over the same sandstone) Also 5 million people. The surfing is intensely crowded, the climbing isn't so bad yet but we're getting there. The person who mentioned Nowra on the first page was on to something. Better surf, far less crowded, climbing is arguably better if you like the style. Also Mt Coolum in Queenland maybe? It's close to Noosa and Sunshine Coast point breaks iirc? Western Australia...I guess, but like Hawaii, you'd really be there for the surf, and the climbing is an afterthought. |
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And actually if you wanted to do the opposite, and have world class climbing with a bit of local surfing possible...just go to Djurite/Arapiles! It's 2.5 hours from the coast and the climbing guidebook mentions surfing as a rest day activity. |
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Lofoten...if you don't mind not seeing the sun year-round...and independently wealthy. |
