I have a question, pick me sir, me sir!.
Mr 9a, is there any reason why you have to do your job here? Why can't you go and work in the Valley. This has been a stumbling block for me on my shorter trips - what do you do on your rest days, (I can't justify taking any days with no climbing at all, I'll stop when it rains, damnit).
But on a longer trip, call it life, you can combine rest days with earning money.
Even if you have to work in S Frisco that's where they filmed The Contender isn't it? And if you can't get a VISA from the yanks (VISAs are just some official way of protecting locals' projects) you could try and exploit the student work-permit thing or go to Spain.
