French sport grade
What grade is 9a+?
9a+ ≈ 5.15a YDS
Expert9a+ is about 5.15a in YDS.
It’s grade 32 of 35 here, which run from 4a to 9c. It’s an expert grade: it usually takes years of dedicated climbing, and only a small share of climbers climb it.
Grades around 9a+
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 8c | 5.14b |
| 8c+ | 5.14c |
| 9a | 5.14d |
| 9a+ | 5.15a |
| 9b | 5.15b |
| 9b+ | 5.15c |
| 9c | 5.15d |
9a+ in every system
- French
- 9a+
- YDS
- 5.15a
- UIAA
- XI/XI+
- Ewbank
- 36
- British
- E11 7b
- Saxon
- XIIIa
- Norwegian
- 10+
- Brazilian
- XIIa
Questions
- What is 9a+ in YDS?
- 9a+ is about 5.15a in YDS. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 9a+ hard?
- It’s an expert grade: it usually takes years of dedicated climbing, and only a small share of climbers climb it.
- What comes after 9a+?
- The next grade up is 9b (5.15b in YDS). The grade below is 9a.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.