21 May 2015

Most climbs super close to a medium city = Göteborg?

It is said that Boulder in Colorado, with 100 000 inhabitants, is America's ultimate climbing town. In fact, included some 3 000 boulders, trad and sport routes within like 20 minutes drive from he city center, it might be the #1 in the world. However, talking where you find most climbs close to 500 000 and more populated city, Göteborg in Sweden might be #1. Within 10 minutes from the city center you have some 2 000 climbs evenly divided into boulder, trad and sport up to four pitches. In fact, all the climbs are located on a small mountain range that practically starts just 3 km east of the city center. Which other small, medium and large cities can be contenders to Boulder and Göteborg when it comes to nearby boulder, trad and sport routes?
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