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CLIMBING GRADES
COMPARISON TABLE
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Climbingguidebg.com
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CLIMBING |
MIX |
BOULDERING |
| UIAA |
Sport
Grade French |
USA |
British |
Austra
lia |
M grade
|
V grade
Hueco |
B grade
Peak |
Fb
Fontain
ebleau |
| Tech |
Trad |
|
1
|
1
|
4 class
|
|
M
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
5.1
|
D
|
10
|
|
3-
|
3a
|
5.2
|
VD
|
11
|
|
3
|
3b |
5.3 |
|
3+
|
3c |
5.4
|
HVD
|
|
4-
|
4a
|
5.5 |
12
|
|
4
|
4b |
5.6
|
S
|
|
4+
|
4c |
HS
|
М1
|
|
5-
|
5a
|
5.7
|
13
|
М2
|
|
5
|
5a+ |
4a
|
VS
|
14
|
M3
|
|
5+
|
5b
|
5.8
|
4b
|
HVS
|
15
|
M4
|
|
5+/6-
|
5b+ |
4c
|
16
|
VB
|
B0
|
3
|
|
6-
|
5c
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5.9
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5a
|
E1
|
17
|
M5
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V0-
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B0
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4- |
|
6
|
5c+ |
E2
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18
|
V0-
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B0
|
4
|
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6+
|
6a
|
5.10a
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V0
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B1
|
4+
|
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6+/7-
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6a+
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5.10b
|
5b
|
19
|
M6
|
V0
|
B1
|
5-
|
|
7-
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5.10c
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20
|
V0+
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B2
|
5
|
|
7
|
6b
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5.10d
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E3
|
21
|
V0+
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B2
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5+
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6b+
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7+
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5.11a
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5c
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E4
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22
|
M7
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V1
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B3
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5+
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7+/8-
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6c
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5.11b
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23
|
V2
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B4
|
6A
|
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8-
|
6c+
|
5.11c
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6a
|
E5
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24
|
V3
|
B4
|
6A+
|
|
8
|
7a
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5.11d
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M8
|
V3+
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B5
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6B
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8+
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7a+
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5.12a
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6b
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E6
|
25
|
V4
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B5
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6B+
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8+/9-
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7b
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5.12b
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26
|
M9
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V4+
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B5
|
6C
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9-
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7b+
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5.12c
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E7
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27
|
V5
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B6
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6C+
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|
9
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7c
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5.12d
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6c
|
28 |
M10
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V6
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B7
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7A
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9+
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7c+
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5.13a
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29
|
V7
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B8
|
7A+
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9+/10-
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8a
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5.13b
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7a
|
E8
|
30
|
M11
|
V7
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B8
|
7B
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10-
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8a+
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5.13c
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31
|
V8
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B9
|
7B+
|
|
10
|
8b
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5.13d
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E9
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32
|
V9
|
7C
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M12 |
B10
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10+
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8b+
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5.14a
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7b
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33
|
V10
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B11
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7C+
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11-
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8c
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5.14b
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E10
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34
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V11
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B12
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8A
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11-/11
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8c+
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5.14c
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35 |
M13
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V12
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B13
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8A+
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|
11
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9a
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5.14d
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7c
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36
|
V13
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B13
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8B
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11+
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9a+
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5.15a
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37 |
M14
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V14
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B14
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8B+
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12-
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9b
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5.15b
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38 |
V15
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B15
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8C
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|
12
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9b+
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5.15c
|
39 |
V16
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B16
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8C+
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The table is composed by Nikolay Petkov. There are used different sources and magazines, part of them are described below, as well as own experience.
Aid climbing grades
Ice climbing grades - WI, AI
How to orientate using the different grades in the site
COMMENTS ON CLIMBING GRADES
Links to another sites with climbing grades.
http://www.8a.nu/
Comparatives tables, analyses, articles, news for climbing and bouldering.
www.tcd.ie
Dublin University Climbing Club, description of UK grade, comparison table, including "exotic" grades as Polish, Belgian, Norwegian, Swedish and others.
www.une.edu.au
Good table for the Australian grade and some anothers.
users.iafrica.com
Comparison table of the grade in South Africa, which is е almost the same as the Australian.
home.tiscalinet.de
Description of the American grade I/VII, estimating also the time, as well as anothers grades and comparison table, including for artificial climbing. There are also climbing dictionary.
www.ukclimbing.net
Comparison table
www.rockfax.com
Different comparison tables, mostly of UK with the rest of останалите popular rocks.
www.liverpoolguild.org.uk
Comparison tables, including UK grade and bouldering.
www.uia.ac.be
Not bad comparison table (Belgium)
www2.ing.puc.cl
In Spanish, very accurate comparison table.
www.timeoutdoors.com
Article for the grades from Steve McClure.
www-rats.clare.cam.ac.uk
Comparison table, including also boulder rocks.
www.rockclimbing.com
Tables and descriptions of grades.
www.bouldering.com
Nice comparison table for boulder rocks.
climb.mountainzone.com
Information about the M rock.
www.geocities.com
Various comparison table.
www.planetfear.com
Useful information for the different grades and comparison tables.
www.climbing.com.au
The Australian m-grade for artificial climbing and comparison table with A-grade.
www.neice.com
Description of the М-grade and anothers grades.
