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Casscata di Giumaglio - Valle Maggia (Maggiatal) - Giumaglio (TI) - 1
Giumaglio, the nearest town. Photo: PantaRhei, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Falesia del piccone

Climbing area · Switzerland

Is it worth the trip?

72Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 92 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
11°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
10°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 56 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
3°C
Air
3°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 43 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
6°C
Air
4°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 92 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
6°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 42 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
5°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 21 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
3°C
Air
4°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 164, good
  2. Mon 292, good
  3. Tue 390, good
  4. Wed 456, fair
  5. Thu 543, poor
  6. Fri 692, good
  7. Sat 742, poor
  8. Sun 821, poor
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1026, poor

The spot in two facts

  • 2 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Sportstyles

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 Falesia del piccone
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*64, goodDry?8°C4°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov92, goodDry11°C7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov90, goodDry10°C6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov56, fairWet3°C3°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov43, poorWet6°C4°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov92, goodDry6°C6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov42, poorWet5°C5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov21, poorWet3°C4°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov82, goodWetdry in 6 h4°C7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov26, poorWet7°C7°C0.6 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 Falesia del piccone

2 crags mapped. Sport. The nearest town to stay in is Giumaglio.

  • Crags 2 crags mapped.
  • Styles Sport.
  • 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$1,780–US$3,280 each

about US$1,780–US$3,280 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 MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$188–US$315
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$462–US$764
Food7 days eating outabout US$449–US$831
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$181–US$335
Totalabout US$1,780–US$3,280

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

Where to stay: Giumaglio

Closest

Giumaglio

1 min by car

about US$174/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Giumaglio · Booking.com

About Giumaglio its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$174 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 15h 10m

About 15h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 1h 35m by road

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