La Chapelle-d'Abondance NW climb

A short, very steep climb above La Chapelle-d'Abondance in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The hardest 500 metres average 37.7% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 14 to 23 minutes. At 9.0 TEP it is harder than 76% of the climbs in the catalogue. Facing northwest, it stays cool and keeps its snow late into spring. Graded demanding mountain hiking, meaning footing matters more than fitness in places. The nearest named summit, Haut Sex at 1,961 m, is 386 m away.

TEP: 9.0
Climb: +224 m
Distance: 0.8 km
Average grade: 28.4%
Time: 14 to 23 min

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