Difficulty Grades and Conversions popular
Rock Climbing Grades
USA (YDS) |
France | Australia | South Africa |
Germany (UIAA) |
United Kingdom |
5.1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | III- | M |
5.2 | 2+ | 8 | 9 | III | D |
5.3 | 3 | 9/10 | 10 | III+ | VD 3a |
5.4 | 3+ | 11 | 12 | IV- | VD/HVD 3b |
5.5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | IV | HVD/S 3c |
5.6 | 4+ | 13 | 14 | IV+/V- | MS 4a |
5.7 | 5a | 14/15 | 15 | V-/V | S/HS 4b |
5.8 | 5b | 15/16 | 16 | V+/VI- | HS/VS 4b |
5.9 | 5c | 17 | 17/18 | VI-/VI | HVS 4c |
5.10a | 6a | 18 | 19 | VI/VI+ | HVS 5a |
5.10b | 6a+ | 19 | 20 | VII- | E1 5a |
5.10c | 6b | 20 | 21 | VII-/VII | E1 5b |
5.10d | 6b+ | 20/21 | 22 | VII/VII+ | E2 5b |
5.11a | 6c | 21 | 22/23 | VII+ | E2 5c |
5.11b | 6c/6c+ | 22 | 23/24 | VIII- | E3 5c |
5.11c | 6c+ | 22/23 | 24 | VIII | E3 6a |
5.11d | 7a | 23 | 25 | VIII/VIII+ | E4 6a |
5.12a | 7a+ | 24 | 26 | VIII+ | E4 6b |
5.12b | 7b | 25 | 27 | IX- | E5 6b |
5.12c | 7b+ | 26 | 28 | IX-/IX | E5/E6 6b |
5.12d | 7c | 27 | 29 | IX/IX+ | E6 6b |
5.13a | 7c+ | 28 | 30 | IX+ | E6 6c |
5.13b | 8a | 29 | 31 | X- | E7 6c |
5.13c | 8a+ | 30 | 32 | X-/X | E7 7a |
5.13d | 8b | 31 | 33 | X/X+ | E8 7a |
5.14a | 8b+ | 32 | 34 | X+ | E8 7b |
5.14b | 8c | 33 | 35 | XI- | E9 7b |
5.14c | 8c+ | 34 | 36 | XI | E10 7b |
5.14d | 9a | 35 | 37 | XI+ | E10 7c |
5.15a | 9a+ | 36 | 38 | XI+/XII- | E11 7c |
5.15b | 9b | 37 | 39 | XII-/XII | E11 8a |
5.15c | 9b+ | 38 | 40 | XII | E11 8b |
5.15d | 9c | 39 | 41 | XII+ | E11 8c |
Bouldering Grades
USA (V-scale) |
France |
V0 | 2/3 |
V1 | 4 |
V2 | 5 |
V3 | 6a/b |
V4 | 6c |
V5 | 7a |
V6 | 7a+ |
V7 | 7b |
V8 | 7b+ |
V9 | 7c |
V10 | 7c+ |
V11 | 8a |
V12 | 8a+ |
V13 | 8b |
V14 | 8b+ |
V15 | 8c |
V16 | 8c+ |
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