French sport grade
What grade is 6b+?
6b+ ≈ 5.10d/5.11a YDS
Intermediate6b+ is about 5.10d/5.11a in YDS.
It’s grade 16 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 6b+
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 6a | 5.10a |
| 6a+ | 5.10b |
| 6b | 5.10c |
| 6b+ | 5.10d/5.11a |
| 6c | 5.11a/b |
| 6c+ | 5.11b/c |
| 7a | 5.11c/d |
6b+ in every system
- French
- 6b+
- YDS
- 5.10d/5.11a
- UIAA
- VII+
- Ewbank
- 20/21
- British
- E2 5c – E3 5c
- Saxon
- VIIIc
- Norwegian
- 6+
- Brazilian
- VIsup
Questions
- What is 6b+ in YDS?
- 6b+ is about 5.10d/5.11a in YDS. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 6b+ hard?
- It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
- What comes after 6b+?
- The next grade up is 6c (5.11a/b in YDS). The grade below is 6b.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.