V-scale boulder grade
What grade is V14?
V14 ≈ 8B+ Font
ExpertV14 is about 8B+ in Font.
It’s grade 17 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 V14
| V-scale | Font |
|---|---|
| V11 | 8A |
| V12 | 8A+ |
| V13 | 8B |
| V14 | 8B+ |
| V15 | 8C |
| V16 | 8C+ |
| V17 | 9A |
Questions
- What is V14 in Font?
- V14 is about 8B+ in Font. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is V14 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 V14?
- The next grade up is V15 (8C in Font). The grade below is V13.
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