V-scale boulder grade
What grade is V16?
V16 ≈ 8C+ Font
ExpertV16 is about 8C+ in Font.
It’s grade 19 of 20 here, which run from V0− to V17. It’s at the very top of the scale: only a small number of the world’s strongest climbers have climbed it.
Grades around V16
| V-scale | Font |
|---|---|
| V13 | 8B |
| V14 | 8B+ |
| V15 | 8C |
| V16 | 8C+ |
| V17 | 9A |
Questions
- What is V16 in Font?
- V16 is about 8C+ in Font. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is V16 hard?
- It’s at the very top of the scale: only a small number of the world’s strongest climbers have climbed it.
- What comes after V16?
- The next grade up is V17 (9A in Font). The grade below is V15.
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