French sport grade
What grade is 6c?
6c ≈ 5.11a/b YDS
Advanced6c is about 5.11a/b in YDS.
It’s grade 17 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 |
|---|---|
| 6a+ | 5.10b |
| 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 |
6c in every system
- French
- 6c
- YDS
- 5.11a/b
- UIAA
- VII+/VIII−
- Ewbank
- 21/22
- British
- E3 5c
- Saxon
- IXa
- Norwegian
- 7−
- Brazilian
- VIIa
Questions
- What is 6c in YDS?
- 6c is about 5.11a/b 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 6c+ (5.11b/c in YDS). The grade below is 6b+.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.