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minko
Jun 28, 2004, 4:52 AM
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Hello,
I was wondering if it is possible to, and if so how one converts the north american systems of grading (V3, 5.10 etc) into the European system (5.8 etc). Thanks very much.
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overlord
Jun 28, 2004, 7:22 AM
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yes, there is a grade chart somewhere on this site and there are numerous others on the net.
also, when you put the route into the DB, you get all grades listed in the pulldown menu, S is for sport, B for bouldering.
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mnanao
Jun 28, 2004, 8:16 AM
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try rockfax.
The conversion on this site is wrong -- there are no "minuses" in the french
scale
(at least that I have seen in the 20 or so areas that I have been to here).
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overlord
Jun 28, 2004, 3:30 PM
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In reply to: try rockfax. The conversion on this site is wrong -- there are no "minuses" in the french scale (at least that I have seen in the 20 or so areas that I have been to here).
that again depends on the country. here we use the french scale with pluses (7a+) and half grades (7a/b), the a/b being slightly harder than 7a+.
the most common european ratings are the french scale (7a, 5c etc) and the alpine (roman numbers).
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tyler
Jun 28, 2004, 3:49 PM
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Most climbing guides have a conversion chart toward the front.
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minko
Jun 28, 2004, 9:12 PM
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Thank you so much for your help. Greatly appreciated.
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theboss
Jun 28, 2004, 9:49 PM
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In reply to: Note: There isn't a single European rating. As you can see from the chart, a lot of countries have their own rating scales.
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korporal
Jun 28, 2004, 10:28 PM
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There is a chart in the back of MFOTH as well. Pg. 512 in the sixth edition. Yes I did have to look that up.
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russman
Jun 28, 2004, 11:59 PM
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It was kinda funny this topic started today. skibabeage, cliffhanger9, and [user="russman"]myself just put the finishing touches on this article Grades across the Waters
Let us know what you think....if you have access too, or know where we can find more systems (without getting too out-of-control) then I can add them to the list.
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overlord
Jun 29, 2004, 9:04 AM
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nice article.
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