Verzasca S climb
A short, very steep climb above Verzasca in Ticino. At 2.9 TEP it sits in the easier half of the catalogue. Its steepest 500 metres run at 32.9% and start 344 m in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. Most runners need 9 to 15 minutes. It is graded demanding alpine hiking: exposed scrambling, where a fall would be serious. South-facing, so it is hot in summer and one of the first to clear of snow. The nearest named summit, Pizzo di Mezzodì at 2,708 m, is 324 m away.
- TEP
- 2.9
- Climb
- +142 m
- Distance
- 0.7 km
- Average grade
- 18.9%
- Time
- 9 to 15 min
Climbs nearby
- Verzasca SE climb, 610 m at 20.3%, Ticino (0.9 km away)
- Verzasca W climb, 1.9 km at 39.5%, Ticino (1.5 km away)
- Verzasca S climb, 1.8 km at 35.6%, Ticino (2.5 km away)
- Sonogno W climb, 2.5 km at 35.0%, Ticino (2.6 km away)
- Verzasca SE climb, 7.0 km at 15.6%, Ticino (2.7 km away)
- Verzasca NW climb, 1.5 km at 23.4%, Ticino (3.5 km away)
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