Staying Home Sucks, home
Gemeindeamt Fohnsdorf (1)
Fohnsdorf, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: SK Sturm Fan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Pölser Nadel

Climbing area · Austria

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 11 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 43 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
6°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
11°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 92 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
12°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 123, poor
  2. Mon 211, poor
  3. Tue 343, poor
  4. Wed 482, good
  5. Thu 586, good
  6. Fri 692, good
  7. Sat 792, good
  8. Sun 885, good
  9. Mon 994, good
  10. Tue 1089, good

The spot in two facts

  • 1 cragmapped 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 Pölser Nadel
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*23, poorWet4°C4°C0.7 mm
Mon 2Nov*11, poorWet4°C4°C0.3 mm
Tue 3Nov43, poorWet5°C5°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, goodWetdry in 3 h6°C6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov86, goodDry11°C8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov92, goodDry12°C8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov92, goodDry13°C9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov85, goodDry7°C7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov94, goodDry14°C10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov89, goodDry9°C9°C0 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 Pölser Nadel

1 crag mapped. Sport. The nearest town to stay in is Fohnsdorf.

  • Crags 1 crag 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$1,450–US$2,710 each

about US$1,450–US$2,710 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 VIE, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$261
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$1,450–US$2,710

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

Where to stay: Fohnsdorf

Closest

Fohnsdorf

9 min by car

about US$121/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Fohnsdorf · Booking.com

About Fohnsdorf 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 20m

About 17h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → VIE, direct, then 3h 20m by road

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