French sport grade
What grade is 6c+?
6c+ ≈ 5.11b/c YDS
Advanced6c+ is about 5.11b/c in YDS.
It’s grade 18 of 35 here, which run from 4a to 9c. It’s an advanced grade: holds get smaller and moves need real technique and finger strength. Most climbers get here after a good while of regular climbing.
Grades around 6c+
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 6b | 5.10c |
| 6b+ | 5.10d/5.11a |
| 6c | 5.11a/b |
| 6c+ | 5.11b/c |
| 7a | 5.11c/d |
| 7a+ | 5.11d/5.12a |
| 7b | 5.12b |
6c+ in every system
- French
- 6c+
- YDS
- 5.11b/c
- UIAA
- VIII−
- Ewbank
- 22/23
- British
- E3 5c – E4 6a
- Saxon
- IXa
- Norwegian
- 7
- Brazilian
- VIIb
Questions
- What is 6c+ in YDS?
- 6c+ is about 5.11b/c in YDS. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 6c+ hard?
- It’s an advanced grade: holds get smaller and moves need real technique and finger strength. Most climbers get here after a good while of regular climbing.
- What comes after 6c+?
- The next grade up is 7a (5.11c/d in YDS). The grade below is 6c.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.