Fionnay SW climb

This very steep climb rises above Fionnay in Valais. Expect 62 to 104 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 58.5% and start 2.5 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Southwest-facing: it gets the afternoon heat and clears of snow early. The nearest named summit, La Torbesse at 3,053 m, is 758 m away. At 43.0 TEP it is harder than almost every climb in the catalogue. It is graded demanding alpine hiking: exposed scrambling, where a fall would be serious.

TEP: 43.0
Climb: +1017 m
Distance: 3.4 km
Average grade: 29.7%
Time: 62 to 104 min

Climbs nearby

Fionnay SE climb, 1.3 km at 23.2%, Valais (same start)
Fionnay SE climb, 696 m at 17.3%, Valais (0.4 km away)
Fionnay SE climb, 2.7 km at 18.2%, Valais (1 km away)
Fionnay S climb, 4.2 km at 24.5%, Valais (1 km away)
Fionnay SW climb, 2.2 km at 27.3%, Valais (1 km away)
Fionnay N climb, 2.9 km at 24.4%, Valais (1.3 km away)