YDS route grade
What grade is 5.11a?
5.11a ≈ 6b+/6c French
Advanced5.11a is about 6b+/6c in French.
It’s grade 9 of 28 here, which run from 5.6 to 5.15d. It’s an advanced grade: holds get smaller and moves need real technique and finger strength. Most climbers get here after a good while of regular climbing.
Grades around 5.11a
| YDS | French |
|---|---|
| 5.10b | 6a+ |
| 5.10c | 6b |
| 5.10d | 6b+ |
| 5.11a | 6b+/6c |
| 5.11b | 6c/6c+ |
| 5.11c | 6c+/7a |
| 5.11d | 7a/7a+ |
5.11a in every system
- French
- 6b+/6c
- YDS
- 5.11a
- UIAA
- VII+/VIII−
- Ewbank
- 21
- British
- E3 5c
- Saxon
- VIIIc/IXa
- Norwegian
- 6+/7−
- Brazilian
- VIsup/VIIa
Questions
- What is 5.11a in French?
- 5.11a is about 6b+/6c in French. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5.11a hard?
- It’s an advanced grade: holds get smaller and moves need real technique and finger strength. Most climbers get here after a good while of regular climbing.
- What comes after 5.11a?
- The next grade up is 5.11b (6c/6c+ in French). The grade below is 5.10d.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.