Staying Home Sucks, home
Aerial view of Sandnes, Norway in 2015
Sandnes, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Alexey Topolyanskiy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Skrussfjell

Climbing area · Norway

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Rock dry, Rock about 12 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 48 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
13°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 85 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
10°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 92 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 69 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
8°C
Air
8°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 140, poor
  2. Mon 248, fair
  3. Tue 385, good
  4. Wed 492, good
  5. Thu 586, good
  6. Fri 680, good
  7. Sat 769, good
  8. Sun 885, good
  9. Mon 989, good
  10. Tue 1081, good

The spot in three facts

  • 8 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Tradstyles
  • Best Apr–May4 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 Skrussfjell
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*40, poorWet13°C11°C0.5 mm
Mon 2Nov*48, fairWetdry in 3 h13°C8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov85, goodDry10°C8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov92, goodDry12°C8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov86, goodDry12°C8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, goodDry8°C6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov69, goodDry6°C6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov85, goodDry8°C8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov89, goodDry11°C8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, goodDry8°C8°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 Skrussfjell

8 crags mapped. Trad. Best from Apr to May. The nearest town to stay in is Sandnes.

  • Crags 8 crags mapped.
  • Styles Trad.
  • 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$1,400–US$2,620 each

about US$1,400–US$2,620 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 SVG, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$442–US$925
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$395–US$657
Food7 days eating outabout US$382–US$710
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$161–US$295
Totalabout US$1,400–US$2,620

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

Where to stay: Sandnes

Closest

Sandnes

13 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Sandnes · Booking.com

About Sandnes its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$147 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 → SVG, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 25 min by road

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