V-scale boulder grade
What grade is V17?
V17 ≈ 9A Font
ExpertV17 is about 9A in Font.
It’s grade 20 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 V17
| V-scale | Font |
|---|---|
| V14 | 8B+ |
| V15 | 8C |
| V16 | 8C+ |
| V17 | 9A |
Questions
- What is V17 in Font?
- V17 is about 9A in Font. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is V17 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 V17?
- Nothing yet: V17 is the hardest grade climbed so far. The grade below is V16.
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