French sport grade
What grade is 4a?
4a ≈ 5.6 YDS
Beginner4a is about 5.6 in YDS.
It’s grade 1 of 35 here, which run from 4a to 9c. It’s a beginner grade: big holds and clear moves, the kind of climb most people get up in their first sessions.
Grades around 4a
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 4a | 5.6 |
| 4a+ | 5.6 |
| 4b | 5.6/5.7 |
| 4b+ | 5.7 |
4a in every system
- French
- 4a
- YDS
- 5.6
- UIAA
- IV
- Ewbank
- 13
- British
- –
- Saxon
- IV
- Norwegian
- 4+
- Brazilian
- IIIsup
Questions
- What is 4a in YDS?
- 4a is about 5.6 in YDS. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 4a hard?
- It’s a beginner grade: big holds and clear moves, the kind of climb most people get up in their first sessions.
- What comes after 4a?
- The next grade up is 4a+ (5.6 in YDS).
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.