Climbing Forecast Repovesi Olhava — Laatta Wall

REPOVESI · GRANITE

Olhava — Laatta Wall climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind9 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity55.1%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for granite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Tuesday 15 September
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity57%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 14° dry 9 55.1%
16:00 14° dry 5 58.9%
17:00 12° dry 3 69.9%
18:00 12° dry 8 77.4%
19:00 11° dry 8 81.7%
20:00 11° dry 8 83.3%
21:00 10° dry 6 84.9%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain7mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts
Humidity83%
7.3mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 12 88.3%
07:00 12° dry 15 89.6%
08:00 13° dry 16 88.7%
09:00 14° dry 16 80.9%
10:00 15° dry 18 75.2%
11:00 15° dry 19 71.5%
12:00 15° 0.3mm 18 76%
13:00 14° 0.3mm 18 86.3%
14:00 14° dry 17 91.8%
15:00 13° 0.4mm 19 88.5%
16:00 13° 0.3mm 14 91.7%
17:00 14° 0.6mm 17 89.5%
18:00 14° 1mm 16 93.1%
19:00 14° 2mm 18 94.6%
20:00 14° 1mm 18 95.1%
21:00 14° 0.4mm 16 95.7%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Caution
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts
Humidity80%
Drying — 15h since rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 16 86.5%
07:00 13° dry 17 81.9%
08:00 14° dry 17 78.9%
09:00 14° dry 17 74.7%
10:00 15° dry 16 72.1%
11:00 15° dry 14 71.6%
12:00 15° dry 14 70.7%
13:00 15° dry 14 76%
14:00 14° dry 14 86.4%
15:00 14° dry 8 91.1%
16:00 14° dry 13 89.8%
17:00 13° dry 11 91%
18:00 13° dry 10 91.4%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts
Humidity73%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 11 90.2%
12:00 15° 0.5mm 16 73.3%
18:00 13° dry 17 96%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts
Humidity77%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.3mm 17 94.9%
12:00 15° dry 18 76.6%
18:00 14° dry 17 81.5%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts
Humidity81%
1.2mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 19 94.1%
12:00 15° 0.6mm 20 81%
18:00 13° 0.6mm 17 95.7%
Mon Monday 21 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity73%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 12 93.8%
12:00 13° 0.2mm 15 72.5%
18:00 11° dry 11 94.5%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts
Humidity68%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 11 90.4%
12:00 13° dry 14 68.3%
18:00 11° dry 11 83.4%

About Olhava — Laatta Wall

Olhava is by consensus the finest rock climbing in Finland — a 40m wall of rapakivi granite rising straight from the shore of Olhavanlampi lake inside Repovesi National Park. The Laatta sector is the classic: an 80-degree friction slab 38m high, small edges, and stellar cracks running to the top. Rapakivi ("rotten stone") is a Finnish geological term for a class of ~1.6 billion-year-old A-type granite characterised by rounded feldspar crystals and a distinctive weathering pattern — but the fresh climbing surfaces are bomber solid granite with granite-typical drying character. Most routes are trad on natural pro; some short bolted variations exist. Approach is a 3km walk from the Saarijärvi car park in Repovesi NP. Free camping with toilets and fire pits nearby. Mosquitoes are ferocious in July — bring headnet.

Region
Repovesi
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
90m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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