Climbing Forecast Bernese Alps — Grimsel Handegg (Grimsel Pass)

BERNESE ALPS — GRIMSEL · GRANITE

Handegg (Grimsel Pass) climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp5°C
Wind6 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity78.1%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 10 September
Good
Temp5°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity83%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 dry 6 78.1%
11:00 dry 5 77.4%
12:00 dry 5 75.5%
13:00 dry 7 78.6%
14:00 dry 8 85.9%
15:00 dry 9 91.6%
16:00 dry 10 95.6%
17:00 dry 9 98.6%
18:00 0.1mm 8 99.4%
19:00 dry 9 99.4%
20:00 dry 8 99.1%
21:00 dry 7 98.9%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity60%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 9 96.3%
07:00 dry 8 94.6%
08:00 dry 8 76.3%
09:00 dry 9 61.6%
10:00 dry 10 61%
11:00 dry 10 60%
12:00 dry 9 57.7%
13:00 dry 9 54.7%
14:00 dry 10 55.3%
15:00 dry 10 59.9%
16:00 dry 9 68.9%
17:00 dry 9 79.6%
18:00 dry 6 93.9%
19:00 dry 5 98.6%
20:00 dry 5 99.1%
21:00 dry 6 98.2%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts
Humidity49%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 4 49.7%
07:00 dry 5 44.9%
08:00 dry 5 37%
09:00 dry 4 35.1%
10:00 dry 5 33.7%
11:00 dry 7 35.1%
12:00 dry 9 40.4%
13:00 dry 10 46.7%
14:00 dry 10 53.8%
15:00 dry 10 63%
16:00 dry 11 73.3%
17:00 dry 9 82.3%
18:00 dry 5 94.4%
19:00 dry 5 96.9%
20:00 dry 4 98%
21:00 dry 4 98.5%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts
Humidity39%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 2 52.2%
12:00 10° dry 8 38.6%
18:00 dry 3 86.8%
Mon Monday 14 September
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts
Humidity53%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 2 62.1%
12:00 12° dry 8 53%
18:00 dry 2 89.1%
Tue Tuesday 15 September
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts
Humidity44%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 2 66.5%
12:00 14° dry 7 43.5%
18:00 dry 2 85.1%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp5°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts
Humidity84%
0.3mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.1mm 7 99.4%
12:00 dry 9 83.8%
18:00 dry 9 91.6%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity46%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 4 57%
12:00 dry 5 45.5%
18:00 dry 1 81.4%

About Handegg (Grimsel Pass)

The birthplace of Swiss granite slab climbing — smooth, glacier-polished Aar-massif granite above the Handegg valley station (1378m) on the Grimsel Pass road. Fair Hands Line (Kaspar Ochsner / Martin Scheel, 1978) is the definitive alpine-feel slab route, with a distinct E1/E2 feel despite being partly bolted. Slabs face broadly south-west and receive full sun from about 11am — mornings the rock is often damp from dew or cool air, dries fast once the sun hits. Popular sport lines from 5c to 8a live alongside the trad classics. The Grimsel road is normally open early summer to late autumn; check for Kraftwerke Oberhasli power-station construction access notices before driving.

Region
Bernese Alps — Grimsel
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
south-west-facing
Altitude
1400m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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