Bourg-Saint-Pierre NW climb

A short, very steep climb above Bourg-Saint-Pierre in Valais. The hardest 500 metres average 26.4% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 10 to 16 minutes. At 4.3 TEP it sits around the middle of 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, Beaufort at 3,048 m, is 676 m away.

TEP
4.3
Climb
+155 m
Distance
0.7 km
Average grade
22.8%
Time
10 to 16 min

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