thanks for the replies folks.
Bariloche has now made it onto the 'must do' list for Argentina.
We are also considering various options in Canada.
A friend mentioned that banff might be a particularly annoying 'young crowd' so we are also looking at Jasper and will now have a look at Canmore.
I've never heard of revelstoke but it's pretty difficult to tell the difference between half these places on the net.
We will also prob head over to squamish in the warmer months but again, a lot will depend on where we can find work.
As for study, yesterday wont go down as one of my more productive days. There is nothing worse than making the decision to stay home instead of climb and then do SFA work. i may as well have headed out.
Right...back to study...