YDS route grade
What grade is 5.10b?
5.10b ≈ 6a+ French
Intermediate5.10b is about 6a+ in French.
It’s grade 6 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 5.10b
| YDS | French |
|---|---|
| 5.8 | 4c+/5a+ |
| 5.9 | 5b/5c |
| 5.10a | 5c/6a |
| 5.10b | 6a+ |
| 5.10c | 6b |
| 5.10d | 6b+ |
| 5.11a | 6b+/6c |
5.10b in every system
- French
- 6a+
- YDS
- 5.10b
- UIAA
- VII−
- Ewbank
- 19
- British
- E1 5b
- Saxon
- VIIIa
- Norwegian
- 6
- Brazilian
- Vsup
Questions
- What is 5.10b in French?
- 5.10b is about 6a+ in French. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5.10b hard?
- It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
- What comes after 5.10b?
- The next grade up is 5.10c (6b in French). The grade below is 5.10a.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.