French sport grade
What grade is 4b?
4b ≈ 5.6/5.7 YDS
Beginner4b is about 5.6/5.7 in YDS.
It’s grade 3 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 4b
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 4a | 5.6 |
| 4a+ | 5.6 |
| 4b | 5.6/5.7 |
| 4b+ | 5.7 |
| 4c | 5.7 |
| 4c+ | 5.8 |
4b in every system
- French
- 4b
- YDS
- 5.6/5.7
- UIAA
- IV+
- Ewbank
- 13/14
- British
- –
- Saxon
- V
- Norwegian
- 5−
- Brazilian
- IIIsup
Questions
- What is 4b in YDS?
- 4b is about 5.6/5.7 in YDS. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 4b 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 4b?
- The next grade up is 4b+ (5.7 in YDS). The grade below is 4a+.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.