French sport grade
What grade is 7b+?
7b+ ≈ 5.12c YDS
Advanced7b+ is about 5.12c in YDS.
It’s grade 22 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 7b+
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 7a | 5.11c/d |
| 7a+ | 5.11d/5.12a |
| 7b | 5.12b |
| 7b+ | 5.12c |
| 7c | 5.12d |
| 7c+ | 5.13a |
| 8a | 5.13b |
7b+ in every system
- French
- 7b+
- YDS
- 5.12c
- UIAA
- IX−
- Ewbank
- 26
- British
- E6 6b
- Saxon
- Xa
- Norwegian
- 8
- Brazilian
- VIIIc
Questions
- What is 7b+ in YDS?
- 7b+ is about 5.12c in YDS. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 7b+ 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 7b+?
- The next grade up is 7c (5.12d in YDS). The grade below is 7b.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.