French sport grade
What grade is 6a+?
6a+ ≈ 5.10b YDS
Intermediate6a+ is about 5.10b in YDS.
It’s grade 14 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 6a+
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 5c | 5.9/5.10a |
| 5c+ | 5.10a |
| 6a | 5.10a |
| 6a+ | 5.10b |
| 6b | 5.10c |
| 6b+ | 5.10d/5.11a |
| 6c | 5.11a/b |
6a+ in every system
- French
- 6a+
- YDS
- 5.10b
- UIAA
- VII−
- Ewbank
- 19
- British
- E1 5b
- Saxon
- VIIIa
- Norwegian
- 6
- Brazilian
- Vsup
Questions
- What is 6a+ in YDS?
- 6a+ is about 5.10b in YDS. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 6a+ hard?
- It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
- What comes after 6a+?
- The next grade up is 6b (5.10c in YDS). The grade below is 6a.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.