Nufenen Pass Rock Climbing

This area, also called Passo della Novena, is located on the south flanks of the central Swiss Alps, in the northern-most reaches of the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. The rock is raw alpine granite of good quality. A day out in this terrain, as with so many areas of Switzerland, tends to inspire grand visions of withdrawal from any and all occupations that entail fluorescent illumination, conditioned-air, and organization charts.

The climbing area is at around 2300 meters above sea level, and is largely south-facing.

Traffic here is, in general, moderate. On weekends during the main climbing season, the more popular routes can get fairly crowded.

Accommodation can be found at the nearby Piansecco hut, or (sparsely) in the Bedretto valley.

More information and topos can be found in the Schweiz plaisir-sud or the SAC Ticino guidebook.

The routes are generally well protected with bolts. A small assortment of gear to complement the fixed stuff may come in handy on some of the routes.