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Climbing grade comparison chart
Comparison of the climbing grade scales
July 6 2009,
You think about your next stay in the far East. You prepare your future holiday in the United States. Be aware of one thing. There are as many climbing scales than countries in the world. To make your days easier, we buit below a chart to compare grades in free and boulder climbing.
In free climbing, the french scale has to be used in Belgium, France, Spain and Italy.
In bouldering, use the Fontainebleau scale (Fb on the table). Hueco system has to be used in North America.
Do not hesitate to print it and drop it in your backpack!
Free climbing |
Boulder climbing |
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United States | UK | France | UIAA (Central-Europe) |
Australia | Czech Republic | Finland | Brazil | Fb | Hueco | |
5.2 | 1 | I | I | Isup | ||||||
5.3 | 2 | II | 11 | II | II | |||||
5.4 | 3 | III | 12 | III | IIsup | 2 | ||||
5.5 | 4a | VD | 4 | IV | IV | III | 3 | |||
5.6 | S | 5a | V- | 13 | V | 5- | IIIsup | |||
5.7 | 4b | HS | 5b | V | 14 | VI | 5 | IV | 4a | |
4c | V+ | 15 | V0 | |||||||
5.8 | VS | 5c | VI- | 16 | VIIa | 5+ | IVsup | |||
5.9 | 5a | HVS | 6a | VI | 17 | VIIb | V | 4b | ||
5.10a | E1 | 6a+ | VI+ | 18 | VIIc | 6- | Vsup | |||
5.10b | 5b | 19 | VI | |||||||
5.10c | E2 | 6b | VII- | 20 | VIIIa | 6 | ||||
5.10d | 5c | 6b+ | VII | 21 | VIIIb | VIsup | 4c | |||
5.11a | E3 | 6c | VII+ | 22 | VIIIc | 6+ | VIIa | 5a | V1 | |
5.11b | 6c+ | 23 | ||||||||
5.11c | 6a | E4 | 7a | VIII | 24 | IXa | 7- | VIIb | 5b | |
5.11d | 7a+ | 25 | IXb | 7 | VIIc | 5c | V2 | |||
5.12a | E5 | 7b | VIII+ | 26 | IXc | 7+ | VIIIa | 6a | V3 | |
5.12b | 6b | 7b+ | 8- | VIIIb | 6b | V4 | ||||
5.12c | E6 | 7c | IX | 27 | Xa | 8 | VIIIc | 6c | V5 | |
5.12d | 6c | 7c+ | 28 | Xb | 8+ | IXa | 7a | |||
5.13a | E7 | 8a | IX+ | 29 | Xc | 9- | IXb | 7a+ | V6 | |
5.13b | 9 | IXc | 7b | V7 | ||||||
5.13c | 7a | 8a+ | X- | 30 | XIa | 9+ | Xa | 7b+ | V8 | |
7c | V9 | |||||||||
5.13d | E8 | 8b | X | 31 | XIb | 10- | Xb | 7c+ | V10 | |
5.14a | 8b+ | X+ | 32 | XIc | 10 | Xc | 8a | V11 | ||
5.14b | 7b | 10+ | XIa | 8a+ | V12 | |||||
5.14c | E9 | 8c/8c+ | XI- | 33 | 11- | 8b | V13 | |||
5.14d | 7c | 9a | XI | 11 | 8b+ | V14 | ||||
E10 | 8c | V15 | ||||||||
5.15a | 9a+ | XI+ | 11+ | 8c+ | V16 | |||||
5.15b | 9b | XII- |
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8 = 7a
9 = 7c
9+ = 7c+/8a
10 = 8b
Hube
Pour le reste, on sera tous d'accord pour dire que la beauté de la ligne est bien entendu plus importante que la cotation
Hube
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Vinz
Da zijn just een hoopke getallen.
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Fixeer u niet te hard op tabellekes en niveaus.