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Falesia del piccone

Climbing area · Switzerland

Is it worth the trip?

43Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: Rock wet: dry in about 3 h, Rock about 6 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 39 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 12 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
1°C
Air
2°C
Rain
1.1 mm

Thu 5 · 31 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
8°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 42 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 19 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 36 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
6°C
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 339, poor
  2. Wed 412, poor
  3. Thu 531, poor
  4. Fri 642, poor
  5. Sat 719, poor
  6. Sun 836, poor
  7. Mon 979, good
  8. Tue 1072, good
  9. Wed 1121, poor
  10. Thu 120, poor

The spot in three facts

  • 2 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Sportstyles
  • Best in Aug4 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 Falesia del piccone
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Tue 3Nov*39, poorDry?5°C5°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov*12, poorWet1°C2°C1.1 mm
Thu 5Nov31, poorWet8°C5°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov42, poorWet4°C4°C0.8 mm
Sat 7Nov19, poorWet2°C2°C2.1 mm
Sun 8Nov36, poorWet4°C4°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, goodWetdry in 3 h6°C4°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov72, goodDry5°C5°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov21, poorWet4°C6°C3.6 mm
Thu 12Nov0, poorWet4°C5°C11.7 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.

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the area and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Falesia del piccone

2 crags mapped. Sport. Best in Aug. The nearest town to stay in is Giumaglio.

  • Crags 2 crags 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$1,780–US$3,280 each

about US$1,780–US$3,280 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$497–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$188–US$315
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$463–US$765
Food7 days eating outabout US$450–US$832
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$181–US$335
Totalabout US$1,780–US$3,280

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

Where to stay: Giumaglio

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Closest

Giumaglio

1 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$174/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Giumaglio · Booking.com

About Giumaglio 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 10m

About 15h 10m door to door from Chicago

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

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

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