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La Dent de la Rancune

Climbing area · France

Is it worth the trip?

48Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: Rock wet: dry in about 3 h, Rock about 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 62 out of 100

Rock
Icy
Rock temp
7°C
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 40 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
4°C
Air
5°C
Rain
1 mm

Thu 5 · 10 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
8°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Fri 6 · 20 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
7°C
Air
8°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sat 7 · 87 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
9°C
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
8°C
Air
10°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Mon 9 · 45 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
13°C
Air
15°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 255, fair
  2. Tue 362, good
  3. Wed 440, poor
  4. Thu 510, poor
  5. Fri 620, poor
  6. Sat 787, good
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 945, fair
  9. Tue 1086, good
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in four facts

  • 3 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • 48 routesstated on the map
  • Other rockthe rock
  • 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 La Dent de la Rancune
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*55, fairDry?8°C4°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov*62, goodIcy7°C2°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov40, poorWet4°C5°C1 mm
Thu 5Nov10, poorWet8°C7°C0.4 mm
Fri 6Nov20, poorWet7°C8°C1.8 mm
Sat 7Nov87, goodWetdry in 3 h9°C9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov0, poorWet8°C10°C1.8 mm
Mon 9Nov45, fairWet13°C15°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov86, goodDry14°C14°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov0, poorWet6°C6°C9 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

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About La Dent de la Rancune

3 crags mapped, 48 routes stated. Sport. Other rock. The nearest town to stay in is Mont Dore.

  • Crags 3 crags mapped, 48 routes stated.
  • Styles Sport.
  • Rock Other 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$1,310–US$2,470 each

about US$1,310–US$2,470 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 CFE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$992
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$147
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$1,310–US$2,470

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

Where to stay: Mont Dore

Closest

Mont Dore

about 10 min by car · 50 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 50 places to stay in Mont Dore · Booking.com

About Mont Dore 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 17h 35m

About 17h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CFE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h by road

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