French sport grade
What grade is 5b+?
5b+ ≈ 5.9 YDS
Intermediate5b+ is about 5.9 in YDS.
It’s grade 10 of 35 here, which run from 4a to 9c. It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
Grades around 5b+
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 5a | 5.8 |
| 5a+ | 5.8 |
| 5b | 5.9 |
| 5b+ | 5.9 |
| 5c | 5.9/5.10a |
| 5c+ | 5.10a |
| 6a | 5.10a |
5b+ in every system
- French
- 5b+
- YDS
- 5.9
- UIAA
- VI−
- Ewbank
- 17
- British
- HVS 5a
- Saxon
- VIIb
- Norwegian
- 5+
- Brazilian
- IVsup
Questions
- What is 5b+ in YDS?
- 5b+ is about 5.9 in YDS. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5b+ hard?
- It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
- What comes after 5b+?
- The next grade up is 5c (5.9/5.10a in YDS). The grade below is 5b.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.