French sport grade
What grade is 7b?
7b ≈ 5.12b YDS
Advanced7b is about 5.12b in YDS.
It’s grade 21 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 |
|---|---|
| 6c+ | 5.11b/c |
| 7a | 5.11c/d |
| 7a+ | 5.11d/5.12a |
| 7b | 5.12b |
| 7b+ | 5.12c |
| 7c | 5.12d |
| 7c+ | 5.13a |
7b in every system
- French
- 7b
- YDS
- 5.12b
- UIAA
- VIII+/IX−
- Ewbank
- 25
- British
- E5 6b
- Saxon
- Xa
- Norwegian
- 8−
- Brazilian
- VIIIb
Questions
- What is 7b in YDS?
- 7b is about 5.12b 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 7b+ (5.12c in YDS). The grade below is 7a+.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.