French sport grade
What grade is 7c?
7c ≈ 5.12d YDS
Advanced7c is about 5.12d in YDS.
It’s grade 23 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 7c
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 7a+ | 5.11d/5.12a |
| 7b | 5.12b |
| 7b+ | 5.12c |
| 7c | 5.12d |
| 7c+ | 5.13a |
| 8a | 5.13b |
| 8a+ | 5.13c |
7c in every system
- French
- 7c
- YDS
- 5.12d
- UIAA
- IX
- Ewbank
- 27
- British
- E6 6b
- Saxon
- Xb
- Norwegian
- 8+
- Brazilian
- IXa
Questions
- What is 7c in YDS?
- 7c is about 5.12d in YDS. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 7c 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 7c?
- The next grade up is 7c+ (5.13a in YDS). The grade below is 7b+.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.