Rufi S climb

A short, very steep climb above Rufi in St. Gallen. The hardest 500 metres average 34.0% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 9 to 15 minutes. At 6.5 TEP it is harder than 63% of the climbs in the catalogue. South-facing, so it is hot in summer and one of the first to clear of snow. It is graded demanding mountain hiking: expect sections where you watch every step. The nearest named summit, Vorder Federispitz at 1,700 m, is 146 m away.

TEP: 6.5
Climb: +151 m
Distance: 0.5 km
Average grade: 29.6%
Time: 9 to 15 min

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