[jasonkester]

A list of places in the world with better rock climbing than Tenessee would take a page or so, as long as you were only listing general areas and not specific crags. Limiting that list to places with sub $2000 rent wouldn't remove any of those items at all.

That said, there's an important idea in there that we probably shouldn't ignore in our rush to dismiss this. The author is absolutely right that there's a lot of world out there with lots of great stuff, most of which is cheaper to live in than the San Francisco Bay Area. If you want to find the best "X" in the world, you're almost guaranteed to find it elsewhere.

As it happens, I'm also living in the place with the Best Rocks In The World (Fontainebleau, France). But I've also lived on Tonsai beach, and in the Basque country, either of which could snag that title if you changed your priorities a little bit. All were great places to work remotely.

We're living in the Future now. If you have a passion for climbing/surfing/outdoor whatever.., and they've got a spot where there's a bunch of it, you absolutely can go set up shop there.

That's pretty nice.