French sport grade
What grade is 7a+?
7a+ ≈ 5.11d/5.12a YDS
Advanced7a+ is about 5.11d/5.12a in YDS.
It’s grade 20 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 7a+
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 6c | 5.11a/b |
| 6c+ | 5.11b/c |
| 7a | 5.11c/d |
| 7a+ | 5.11d/5.12a |
| 7b | 5.12b |
| 7b+ | 5.12c |
| 7c | 5.12d |
7a+ in every system
- French
- 7a+
- YDS
- 5.11d/5.12a
- UIAA
- VIII+
- Ewbank
- 24
- British
- E4 6a – E5 6a
- Saxon
- IXc
- Norwegian
- 8−
- Brazilian
- VIIIa
Questions
- What is 7a+ in YDS?
- 7a+ is about 5.11d/5.12a in YDS. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 7a+ 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 7a+?
- The next grade up is 7b (5.12b in YDS). The grade below is 7a.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.