Font boulder grade
What grade is 5C?
5C ≈ V2 V-scale
Intermediate5C is about V2 in V-scale.
It’s grade 11 of 31 here, which run from 4A to 9A. It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
Grades around 5C
| Font | V-scale |
|---|---|
| 5A+ | V1 |
| 5B | V1 – V2 |
| 5B+ | V2 |
| 5C | V2 |
| 5C+ | V3 |
| 6A | V3 |
| 6A+ | V3 – V4 |
Questions
- What is 5C in V-scale?
- 5C is about V2 in V-scale. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5C hard?
- It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
- What comes after 5C?
- The next grade up is 5C+ (V3 in V-scale). The grade below is 5B+.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag.