Verzasca S climb

This very steep climb rises above Verzasca in Ticino. Expect 40 to 68 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 41.4% and start 1.7 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. It faces south: warm in summer, and often clear of snow when the slopes around it are not. The nearest named summit, Poncione Rosso at 2,505 m, is 433 m away. At 29.0 TEP it is harder than 97% of the climbs in the catalogue. Graded demanding alpine hiking: exposed scrambling where a slip has consequences.

TEP: 29.0
Climb: +661 m
Distance: 2.2 km
Average grade: 30.1%
Time: 40 to 68 min

Climbs nearby

Verzasca W climb, 1.1 km at 28.5%, Ticino (0.5 km away)
Riviera E climb, 931 m at 42.3%, Ticino (1.3 km away)
Verzasca SW climb, 2.1 km at 23.7%, Ticino (1.4 km away)
Verzasca NW climb, 2.4 km at 24.9%, Ticino (1.4 km away)
Verzasca NW climb, 2.0 km at 22.5%, Ticino (1.7 km away)
Verzasca NW climb, 761 m at 18.3%, Ticino (2.5 km away)