YDS route grade
What grade is 5.10a?
5.10a ≈ 5c/6a French
Intermediate5.10a is about 5c/6a in French.
It’s grade 5 of 28 here, which run from 5.6 to 5.15d. It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
Grades around 5.10a
| YDS | French |
|---|---|
| 5.7 | 4b/4c |
| 5.8 | 4c+/5a+ |
| 5.9 | 5b/5c |
| 5.10a | 5c/6a |
| 5.10b | 6a+ |
| 5.10c | 6b |
| 5.10d | 6b+ |
5.10a in every system
- French
- 5c/6a
- YDS
- 5.10a
- UIAA
- VI/VI+
- Ewbank
- 18
- British
- E1 5a
- Saxon
- VIIb/VIIc
- Norwegian
- 6−
- Brazilian
- V
Questions
- What is 5.10a in French?
- 5.10a is about 5c/6a in French. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5.10a hard?
- It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
- What comes after 5.10a?
- The next grade up is 5.10b (6a+ in French). The grade below is 5.9.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.