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V-scale boulder grade

What grade is V8?

V8 ≈ 7B/7B+ Font

Expert

V8 is about 7B/7B+ in Font.

It’s grade 11 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 V8

V-scaleFont
V56C/6C+
V66C+/7A
V77A+/7B
V87B/7B+
V97C
V107C+
V118A

Questions

What is V8 in Font?
V8 is about 7B/7B+ in Font. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
Is V8 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 V8?
The next grade up is V9 (7C in Font). The grade below is V7.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag.