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Niaux, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Blocs de Laramade

Climbing area · France

Is it worth the trip?

88Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Rock dry, Rock about 15 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 84 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
7°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 36 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
7°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
13°C
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
9°C
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 91 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
18°C
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 94 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 274, good
  2. Tue 384, good
  3. Wed 436, poor
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 694, good
  6. Sat 791, good
  7. Sun 891, good
  8. Mon 994, good
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1177, good

The spot in three facts

  • 14 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Boulderingstyles
  • Best Aug–Oct4 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Blocs de Laramade
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*74, goodDry?15°C11°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov84, goodDry7°C5°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov36, poorWet7°C6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, goodDry15°C11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov94, goodDry13°C9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov91, goodDry9°C9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov91, goodDry18°C14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov94, goodDry15°C20°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, goodWetdry in 3 h17°C17°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov77, goodWet17°C18°C0.3 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Blocs de Laramade

14 crags mapped. Bouldering. Best from Aug to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Niaux.

  • Crags 14 crags mapped.
  • Styles Bouldering.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,370–US$2,560 each

about US$1,370–US$2,560 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LEU, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$107–US$201
Totalabout US$1,370–US$2,560

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Niaux

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Closest

Niaux

about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Niaux · Booking.com

About Niaux its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 18h

About 18h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LEU, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.