Col du Sanetsch (Sion) - Cycling Inspiration & Education

Our first trip to Switzerland so we thought we'd explore one of the country's best kept secrets, the 2,253m high Col du Sanetsch in Valais. I've always been intrigued by this climb but with relatively little information available on it we're very pleased to be joined by local expert Alain Rumpf from Grand Tours Project on a 33km journey from Sion to the summit and beyond!
Start: Sion
Length: 33km
Summit: 2,253m
Elevation gain: 1,745m
Average gradient: 6%
Max gradient: 16%
Ridden in June
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[@kykinson1173]

This channel is very underrated

[@gemsandlasers269]

I did this climb last year, and it is the greatest thing I have ever done on my bike. Absolutely mind-blowing climb. Views and sensation of remoteness are so much more extreme than the classic Swiss climbs. Also, not mentioned here, there's a restaurant right at the end of the road, past the lake, great for a re-fuel. Also, bring bike lights because the automatic lights in the long tunnel don't always work.

[@frankfrohmann1504]

This is a breathtaking view with 2 guys who represent the core of cycling: Love of nature ! The last 5 minutes are beyond words.

[@benna70]

I was lucky enough to cycle this whopper completely unexpectedly in November 2019. I had no idea which monster I had to overcome. I was training for an Iron Man and this climb seemed like a good preparation for the race. I now have some modest cycling experience (Marmotte, Tour of Flanders, Nove Colli, Grinta, Mojacar Hills and Calpe, Mont Ventoux, ...), but this grunt defied all my imagination... I took a VTT (which was not tailored to my small stature) and with no more than 2 gels and a drinking bottle I started the bitterly cold trip... The tour was started with great enthusiasm, but as time went by and the outside temperatures dropped, it became more and more a competition against myself... Hours passed by without encountering a living soul and as the ride progressed, the gradient became more and more intense. The lack of signposting and mile markings pushed myself to the limit... The icing on the cake was finally the arrival on this phenomenal mountain. What a battle of attrition... But unforgettable and without a doubt one of the most beautiful cols I have ever ridden...

[@deeo2038]

Definitely, the best video of this channel for today! Cinematographic, Epic, Motivating! Great thanks!

[@Justin-xf2nc]

deeo2038 u

[@michaelbaumgartner2120]

I ride the Swiss alps for 4 years now but I've never heard of this climb before. Thanks a lot for the tip, it really looks wonderful! And no traffic sounds great.

[@peny79133]

당신의 싸이클에 많은 영감을 받았습니다. 멋진 경치에 압도됩니다. 감사합니다.

[@TedZuhlsdorf]

Sanetsch is a fantastic climb. I did it June 2017. No traffic. 10 for vistas. Also do Derborence, which is to the left on the ascent from Conthey or Sion. Derborence is a 9.5 for vistas but a 10+ for awesome tunnels.

[@johnzarn3367]

Mike, truly amazing! I can't even to begin to describer how special this footage is and you looked quite amazing taking it on. Thank you so much for your work. John

[@mistersmith158]

Amazing stuff Col Collective you all never fail to disappoint. Also loved the dedication to Mike Hall. That was a superb touch mates.

[@chrisrnz]

That view at 14:40 took my breath away. Absolutely beautiful.

[@BobMcKerrell]

Chills when you crossed the dam wow ! best thing is how I can watch your videos over and over and still they are so inspiring

[@anthonyhomercycling]

I just finished my local climb yesterday. Maxes at 2452m.. came home devastated.. this video made me recover very well!! Gracie mike and company!

[@jayelowe8674]

What I love most about the sport of cycling is the camaraderie amongst cyclist.

[@marcuspeck9820]

The inspiration that Mike and crew has done with the videos gives me every reason to be inspired and determined to be riding the mountains, the flats, the challenging paths everytime all the time. Thank you Mike for the marvelous effort to put this channel of videos up!

[@chrisjenkins1]

+The Col Collective Nothing like great film making done right to ignite the fire in your belly and motivate you to get on the bike. Thank you for sharing this with the world. There are many beautiful places in the world but Switzerland is like a jewel amongst rocks. Stunning.

[@rahulkota1]

Fantastic work as always on the camera...Mike is as fresh on a climb as he has been for over two years sharing these wonders with us... Kudos to the brilliant team and wonderful work... Cheers to The col collective :)

[@leftymadrid]

Magnificent riding, and editing, filmmaking...so, so damn good!!!

[@dar29670]

Another one for the bucket list, which thanks to Mike and the collective, is growing longer every film!! Still, 4 weeks until I tick the Pyrenees climbs off the list, and this just makes me even more excited!!!

[@smmcardoso]

BRUTAL!! What a show!! Thank you very much for this video! Regards from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@dominomne]

Such a beautiful sceneries from Switzerland makes cycling more inspiring! Thanks to The Cole Collective team and you Mike for bringing to us experiance from many hidden passes with fantastic views and challenging roads. Spport for great job!

[@1afterthep]

I love that climb, it has got everything you could want from any climb: great views over villages, forests, tunnels, rocky mountain scenery, a lake.

[@1afterthep]

and oh yes, not much traffic

[@louiswassong211]

Another great video! The roads less traveled can offer stunning views

[@mikehenry872]

Very cool inspiring video

[@frankiea.1095]

Thx again Mike & Alain for share that place with us- Amazing landscape!!! Thx again

[@lukestockton7348]

id say this is one of the best films you've done so far on this channel

[@boethiusm8438]

Mike, you always make me want to go for a ride. The only problem is you make it look so effortless that I start to think I'm a better rider than I'm truly are.

[@maxmichelson5649]

Spine chilling truly incredible scenery mike thank you very much for bringing this to my lounge room .

[@williamsham0]

Magnificent... bravo, captured the stunning, savage beauty of this climb & cyclists paradise Mike and the whole crew. I wish I could be out on that climb tomorrow but since that is just a dream, I'm glad to have it now on my list thanks to you guys and Alain.

[@flaviobbq]

The most incredible climb scenery I've ever seen. This is your best video of all.

[@steaks652]

Excellent, living the dream chaps. Well done.

[@phillipnewby5283]

Man this one was a beauty Mike. I could only dream of being able to ride just one of your climbs!

[@optical6879]

absolutely stunning. I want to do this!

[@christophggcyrus6861]

And another epic masterpiece! Thx !! 🙏

[@isnpms]

Speechless!!'

[@samzam4496]

Thanks Mike! A brilliant road!!!

[@Wyzbowski]

What an awesome sleeper climb! Definitely on my bucket list

[@johnnytifosi]

I did this climb on the weekend and boy did it deliver! However, it was a lot more difficult than the profile in the video suggests, because you include the long downhill section at the end. The second part of the climb is 18km at 8%, proper grueling stuff. The lack of traffic though is really welcome. In your next videos, can you visit Greece? The inner mountainous mainland is beautiful, relatively unknown and the warmer climate means most of the roads are open year round. The regions around Kalavrita, Zagorochoria or Parnassos may have nice climbs, usually ending in ski centers. Thanks for motivating us with ideas for new rides. Awesome videos, you are the best cycling channel on KZbin!

[@adamwatson4625]

Simply Stunning! Thank you so much for these breathtaking Videos. This is one of the very best and so beautifully filmed. I'm new to The Col Collective and loving it.

[@iainmacleod80]

Superb as always. Keep them coming as I basically plan my yearly cycling holidays off of these videos!

[@B.r.o.t.h.e.r.2]

I can't stop watching this climb, thank you and your sponsors for showing us this beauty Mike

[@MikeCotty]

Coen Bremer you're very welcome, thanks for watching!

[@B.r.o.t.h.e.r.2]

Watch this one over and over again, what a beauty and I wish how you can make a loop overthere

[@kedarphalke9163]

beautiful roads & great video !!!

[@ianledzion2854]

For the rock climbers there is a fabulous crag just before the lake, like the road climb amazing atmosphere

[@SchumacherJoerg]

Great Video, great effort !! THANK YOU !!

[@fwcustoms72]

what an amazing climb

[@C.Medina]

I agree, it looks like stelvio minus the traffic. Tag in the bucket list. Thanks Mike and your team!

[@B.r.o.t.h.e.r.2]

hiddenchildren so much better then the Stelvio in my opinion

[@ciarancad]

Thanks Mike, super video. Nice 'loop' :)

[@LAnonHubbard]

I love your videos. Always a treat. This one was interesting. Lots of climbing at the end. Amazing views. I can't think of anything that would improve your videos. Perfection. I would love to visit Switzerland and do a ride. Sustenpass looks like a good one.

[@TropicalMBA]

10/10 best channel on YT

[@OliverPickard]

I love a good dead end road no traffic brilliant down hill

[@EKcyclist]

These videos are both inspirational and highly informative. Mike 's commentary provides so much, and when added to the awesome filming and superb choice of music...... well, it just makes me want to get on my bike and go find a mountain!

[@TheColCollective]

Thank you for your appreciation Robert! Ride safe, Mike

[@JR-rr9ek]

Fabulous!

[@linear7612]

Awesome!!! Thank you!!!

[@jondavies9909]

Cool, back to great videos! Still hoping for some UK climbs at some point :-)

[@huntingsynth]

Mike...its been a while but worth the wait...amazing stuff...got a concussion in a race and was off the bike for a few weeks and this has inspired...cols in my future for sure...howdy from full of Cols California

[@WelshCavallino]

Wow! Just wow!

[@_Winterz]

Great episode!

[@jeanyonsei2318]

Best of the best!

[@oscart8]

Please, make a Lagos de Covadonga video!

[@peterliska4406]

Great video Guys

[@jaredfontaine2002]

I didn't know you lived in Gryon! I was there for a month working in a hostel biking!!!

[@alogli]

supremely beautiful

[@smithytri89]

Visited the French Alps last year, the Pyrenees this year. Now guess the Swiss Alps are on the list. Thanks for the inspiration Mike, although my bank balance won't!

[@garycaterella3070]

Beautiful

[@TheColCollective]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@brianmessemer2973]

I'll tell you what, that's one hell of a "dead end!" More like a hidden kingdom. I'm binge-watching Col Collective videos and each is even greater than the last. It baffles me how this channel doesn't have 1 million plus subscribers. Every serious road cyclist deserves to savor this incredible channel.

[@TheColCollective]

Thank you for your appreciation Brian, really appreciate your support. More videos coming soon! Ride safe, Mike

[@brianmessemer2973]

You're very welcome Mike (and Col Collective Team). I just came back from riding my bike a lot during a month long holiday in mountainous Japan, and logged over 10,800 meters of total climbing. 90% in the saddle though as opposed to your 90% out of the saddle! Col Collective vids inspired me before and after every big ride there! Cheers and all the best, Brian

[@TheColCollective]

Superb! That's music to our ears Brian! Awesome job! Mike

[@Phaidrus]

Epic!

[@luciomallari9724]

So beautiful ✅

[@godblessthepope.]

Epic 🚴

[@rafaelperezfranco1497]

Great video but not only in Europe !! Waiting for you in Colombia. Alto de Letras, Alto de Minas, Alto de la Linea, Alto del Escobero, Alto de Pescadero, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, Come on !!!!!!

[@jackdawson3010]

it was epic

[@martintorolocco]

Lo hice el 9 de octubre motivado por este video, fue espectacular 26 grados al comienzo y 3,5 grados en la cima, brutal

[@fiddleronthebike]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 - again!

[@RemoLeb]

14:00 tak będzie w Niebie :)

[@bibartvivian3694]

Climb the Applecross Pass Bealach na Ba in Scotland

[@extremebaloeran3787]

More subscribers will find this channel soon enough

[@ercangulpnar2566]

😀👍

[@reika1104]

despite all those inconveniences & issues during quarantine, the thing hurts me at most is not seeing Mike continue to ride and make videos. Besides why the hell this channel still 54k subs?! That should be illegal even the damn GCN has 6 or 7 digits figures sub ffs. LOL

[@marcuspeck9820]

I love it when Mike tells it like a beautiful story and his videos make you feel that you are part of his adventure!

[@reika1104]

@@marcuspeck9820 true af, man

[@roryjohnson323]

is near gremenz

[@roenbadilla]

Can you please tell me the name and artist of that last song you are playing in this video. The with just the piano music. Thanks.

[@garyives1218]

The absence of other humans at the begining, to me, is pretty darn eery. Where is everybody?

[@gemsandlasers269]

The road is extremely quiet, even for cyclists. That's the beauty of this climb. I think when I did it I encountered no more than 10 cars the entire ride up and down (at least, once you're out of the vineyards which is the first 5km or so).

[@ILikePlayingMelee]

#RideforMike

[@Guoenyi]

Wats that bottle brand

[@MikeCotty]

Guoenyi It's TORQ

[@cilldublin07]

hope the animal rights loonies dont watch this or swiss cow fighting will be getting banned soon

[@ianledzion2854]

Cillian No chance the cows fight without any prompting

[@Peter-om1zj]

Yah bro totally cool right on. The loonies are the ones trying to prevent innocent helpless and unwilling animals from unnecessary abuse. Bro that sounds loony to me. Would u call me a loony for trying to help you if were unwillingly forced to fight to injury or death? Pff totally cause u sound super important. The world totally needs and wants more of u, am I right brah?