Staying Home Sucks, home
Lake Walen from Amden in May 2026
Amden, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Windegg

Climbing area · Switzerland

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Rock dry, Rock about 14 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 32 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
9°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 93 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
11°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Thu 5 · 95 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
14°C
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
8°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 27 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
9°C
Air
9°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 121, poor
  2. Mon 232, poor
  3. Tue 380, good
  4. Wed 493, good
  5. Thu 595, good
  6. Fri 686, good
  7. Sat 793, good
  8. Sun 827, poor
  9. Mon 991, good
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in one fact

  • 1 cragmapped within 5 km

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 Windegg
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*21, poorWet6°C6°C0.7 mm
Mon 2Nov*32, poorWet6°C6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov80, goodWetdry in 3 h9°C7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov93, goodWetdry in 6 h11°C8°C0.3 mm
Thu 5Nov95, goodDry14°C10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov86, goodDry8°C7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, goodDry13°C9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov27, poorWet9°C9°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov91, goodWetdry in 3 h16°C12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet12°C14°C6.3 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Windegg

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

  • 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: Amden

Closest

Amden

11 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$174/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Amden · Booking.com

About Amden 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 14h 45m

About 14h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 1h 20m by road

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