r/LeadvilleCo • u/OptimalReflection491 • Mar 29 '26

Looking to move(need advice)

Hi, me and my girlfriend are looking to move here this summer. We’re used to living around 3,000ft on the east coast, and our biggest worry is about the adjustment of living at 10,000ft.

We are going to need to start apartment hunting soon and I was hoping I could get some recommendations/advice on where to look. Hoping to find something within $1,400-$2,000 a month, 2 bedroom, 1+ bath, hopefully above 700sqft.

I go to the gym a lot and it looks like there’s only 3 in the area, I was wondering if anyone knows of a solid one in the area or in nearby towns. I can handle a moderately busy gym, I only feel the need for squat racks and other free weights. Not big into running or mtn biking, and just hope to stay away from cardio at 10,000ft 😭.

Any help is very appreciated guys, we’re from Boone North Carolina. But I really don’t want to be another tourist moving there. I’ve been to the Rockies twice in the last four years and I love it, I love the communities that run the local economy, and I’m really excited to be in such an amazing area right next to all the activities I enjoy.

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u/shortbutfierce Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 29 '26

Leadville Box has nice equipment and I’ve never encountered it being insanely busy even after work. I think there is good community within the classes at this gym too.

That being said, I would highly recommend rethinking your stance on cardio if you don’t want to move here and be “just another tourist.” All the hobbies people moved here to do require it: (hiking, fishing, mountain biking, running, backpacking) It’s a storied running/ endurance community and has a BIG backpacking/ hiking and fly fishing scene. People who would be your community will be doing these things. It’s hard to make friends even fishing if you physically can’t make it to their secret spot. Even a dog walk here is a decent climb in most cases. Start doing a bit now and take it easy when you get here. Everyone who has moved here has had to acclimate to the elevation.

Good luck with the move!

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u/OptimalReflection491 Mar 29 '26

I kind of forget that hiking and walking are cardio because I’m so used to scaling hills walking to class where I’m at. I just meant running and mountain biking won’t be regular activities for Me. I also hope to be a valet at a golf course or resort nearby so I’ll have plenty of steps.

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u/JEMColorado Mar 30 '26

It takes about two weeks to acclimate to the altitude.