V-scale boulder grade
What grade is V12?
V12 ≈ 8A+ Font
ExpertV12 is about 8A+ in Font.
It’s grade 15 of 20 here, which run from V0− to V17. It’s an expert grade: it usually takes years of dedicated climbing, and only a small share of climbers climb it.
Grades around V12
| V-scale | Font |
|---|---|
| V9 | 7C |
| V10 | 7C+ |
| V11 | 8A |
| V12 | 8A+ |
| V13 | 8B |
| V14 | 8B+ |
| V15 | 8C |
Questions
- What is V12 in Font?
- V12 is about 8A+ in Font. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is V12 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 V12?
- The next grade up is V13 (8B in Font). The grade below is V11.
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