Staying Home Sucks, home
SBB Re 6-6 Re 4-4 Gurtnellen
Gurtnellen, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( https://www.bahnbilder.ch ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Klettergarten

Climbing area · Switzerland

Is it worth the trip?

68Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Rock dry, Rock about 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
1°C
Air
-1°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 53 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
3°C
Air
1°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 76 out of 100

Rock
Icy
Rock temp
3°C
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 87 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
9°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
8°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 73 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
5°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 28 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
2°C
Air
2°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 353, fair
  4. Wed 476, good
  5. Thu 587, good
  6. Fri 684, good
  7. Sat 773, good
  8. Sun 828, poor
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in two facts

  • 1 cragmapped within 5 km
  • Best Apr, Oct3 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 Klettergarten
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov0, poorWet-2°C-1°C2.3 mm
Mon 2Nov0, poorWet1°C-1°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov53, fairWet3°C1°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov76, goodIcy3°C2°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov87, goodDry9°C5°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, goodDry8°C6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov73, goodWetdry in 6 h5°C5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov28, poorWet2°C2°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov0, poorWet3°C5°C12.6 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet4°C5°C0.9 mm

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 Klettergarten

1 crag mapped. The nearest town to stay in is Gurtnellen.

  • Crags 1 crag mapped.
  • 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$1,770–US$3,260 each

about US$1,770–US$3,260 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
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$1,770–US$3,260

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

Where to stay: Gurtnellen

Closest

Gurtnellen

15 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$174/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Gurtnellen · Booking.com

About Gurtnellen 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

About 15h door to door from Chicago

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

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