Zermatt SW climb

This short, very steep climb rises above Zermatt in Valais. Expect 15 to 26 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 28.3% and start 745 m 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, Dossen at 1,954 m, is 529 m away. With 6.0 TEP it lands near the middle of the catalogue. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter.

TEP: 6.0
Climb: +243 m
Distance: 1.2 km
Average grade: 20.6%
Time: 15 to 26 min

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Zermatt W climb, 732 m at 21.1%, Valais (0.6 km away)
Zermatt N climb, 709 m at 22.8%, Valais (1.2 km away)
Zermatt NE climb, 688 m at 20.6%, Valais (1.2 km away)
Zermatt N climb, 3.0 km at 13.8%, Valais (1.3 km away)
Zermatt NE climb, 1.7 km at 21.3%, Valais (1.3 km away)
Zermatt N climb, 1.2 km at 19.3%, Valais (1.4 km away)