YDS route grade
What grade is 5.12b?
5.12b ≈ 7b French
Advanced5.12b is about 7b in French.
It’s grade 14 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 5.12b
| YDS | French |
|---|---|
| 5.11c | 6c+/7a |
| 5.11d | 7a/7a+ |
| 5.12a | 7a+ |
| 5.12b | 7b |
| 5.12c | 7b+ |
| 5.12d | 7c |
| 5.13a | 7c+ |
5.12b in every system
- French
- 7b
- YDS
- 5.12b
- UIAA
- VIII+/IX−
- Ewbank
- 25
- British
- E5 6b
- Saxon
- Xa
- Norwegian
- 8−
- Brazilian
- VIIIb
Questions
- What is 5.12b in French?
- 5.12b is about 7b in French. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5.12b 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 5.12b?
- The next grade up is 5.12c (7b+ in French). The grade below is 5.12a.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.