Brazilian to French grade conversion chart
Every Brazilian grade with its French equivalent, side by side. Where the two scales don't line up, you'll see a range.
Key conversions
- Vsup = 6a+
- VIsup = 6b+
- VIIa = 6c
- VIIc = 7a
- VIIIb = 7b
- IXa = 7c
- IXc = 8a
- Xb = 8b
- XIa = 8c
| IIIsup | 4a/ | 5.6/ | IV/ |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV | 4b+/ | 5.7/ | V−/ |
| IVsup | 5a/ | 5.8/ | V/ |
| V | 5c/ | 5.9/ | VI/ |
| Vsup | 6a+ | 5.10b | VII− |
| VI | 6b | 5.10c | VII |
| VIsup | 6b+ | 5.10d/ | VII+ |
| VIIa | 6c | 5.11a/ | VII+/ |
| VIIb | 6c+ | 5.11b/ | VIII− |
| VIIc | 7a | 5.11c/ | VIII |
| VIIIa | 7a+ | 5.11d/ | VIII+ |
| VIIIb | 7b | 5.12b | VIII+/ |
| VIIIc | 7b+ | 5.12c | IX− |
| IXa | 7c | 5.12d | IX |
| IXb | 7c+ | 5.13a | IX+ |
| IXc | 8a | 5.13b | X− |
| Xa | 8a+ | 5.13c | X |
| Xb | 8b | 5.13d | X+ |
| Xc | 8b+ | 5.14a | X+/ |
| XIa | 8c | 5.14b | XI− |
| XIb | 8c+ | 5.14c | XI |
| XIc | 9a | 5.14d | XI |
| XIIa | 9a+ | 5.15a | XI/ |
| XIIb | 9b | 5.15b | XI+ |
| XIIc | 9b+ | 5.15c | XI+/ |
| XIIIa | 9c | 5.15d | XII− |
Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.
About these grades
Brazilian grades (the Crux scale) are written in Roman numerals with a, b or c (VIIa, VIIIc).
French grades are the sport climbing scale used across Europe and most of the world, from 3 to 9c, written in lowercase (6b+).