Bourg-Saint-Pierre NW climb

A short, very steep climb above Bourg-Saint-Pierre in Valais. The hardest 500 metres average 37.2% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 14 to 24 minutes. At 9.5 TEP it is harder than 78% of the climbs in the catalogue. Northwest-facing, so it stays cool and holds snow late. On the SAC scale it is mountain hiking, with uneven ground that asks for some care. The nearest named summit, Les Botseresses at 3,260 m, is 624 m away.

TEP
9.5
Climb
+237 m
Distance
0.8 km
Average grade
28.6%
Time
14 to 24 min

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