French sport grade
What grade is 6a?
6a ≈ 5.10a YDS
Intermediate6a is about 5.10a in YDS.
It’s grade 13 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 |
|---|---|
| 5b+ | 5.9 |
| 5c | 5.9/5.10a |
| 5c+ | 5.10a |
| 6a | 5.10a |
| 6a+ | 5.10b |
| 6b | 5.10c |
| 6b+ | 5.10d/5.11a |
6a in every system
- French
- 6a
- YDS
- 5.10a
- UIAA
- VI+
- Ewbank
- 18
- British
- E1 5a
- Saxon
- VIIc
- Norwegian
- 6−
- Brazilian
- V
Questions
- What is 6a in YDS?
- 6a is about 5.10a 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 6a+ (5.10b in YDS). The grade below is 5c+.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.