Bourg-Saint-Pierre SW climb

This very steep climb rises above Bourg-Saint-Pierre in Valais. Expect 31 to 52 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 40.0% and start 1.3 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Facing southwest, it takes the afternoon heat and melts out early in the year. The nearest named summit, Les Botseresses at 3,260 m, is 810 m away. At 21.0 TEP it is harder than 95% of the climbs in the catalogue. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter.

TEP
21.0
Climb
+507 m
Distance
1.7 km
Average grade
29.0%
Time
31 to 52 min

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