V-scale boulder grade
What grade is V1?
V1 ≈ 5A/5B Font
IntermediateV1 is about 5A/5B in Font.
It’s grade 4 of 20 here, which run from V0− to V17. It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
Grades around V1
| V-scale | Font |
|---|---|
| V0− | 4A+/4B |
| V0 | 4B/4B+ |
| V0+ | 4B+/4C |
| V1 | 5A/5B |
| V2 | 5B/5C |
| V3 | 5C+/6A+ |
| V4 | 6A+/6B+ |
Questions
- What is V1 in Font?
- V1 is about 5A/5B in Font. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is V1 hard?
- It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
- What comes after V1?
- The next grade up is V2 (5B/5C in Font). The grade below is V0+.
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