French sport grade
What grade is 5c?
5c ≈ 5.9/5.10a YDS
Intermediate5c is about 5.9/5.10a in YDS.
It’s grade 11 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 5c
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 5a+ | 5.8 |
| 5b | 5.9 |
| 5b+ | 5.9 |
| 5c | 5.9/5.10a |
| 5c+ | 5.10a |
| 6a | 5.10a |
| 6a+ | 5.10b |
5c in every system
- French
- 5c
- YDS
- 5.9/5.10a
- UIAA
- VI
- Ewbank
- 17/18
- British
- HVS 5a – E1 5a
- Saxon
- VIIb
- Norwegian
- 6−
- Brazilian
- V
Questions
- What is 5c in YDS?
- 5c is about 5.9/5.10a in YDS. 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+ (5.10a in YDS). The grade below is 5b+.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.