YDS route grade
What grade is 5.12c?
5.12c ≈ 7b+ French
Advanced5.12c is about 7b+ in French.
It’s grade 15 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 5.12c
| YDS | French |
|---|---|
| 5.11d | 7a/7a+ |
| 5.12a | 7a+ |
| 5.12b | 7b |
| 5.12c | 7b+ |
| 5.12d | 7c |
| 5.13a | 7c+ |
| 5.13b | 8a |
5.12c in every system
- French
- 7b+
- YDS
- 5.12c
- UIAA
- IX−
- Ewbank
- 26
- British
- E6 6b
- Saxon
- Xa
- Norwegian
- 8
- Brazilian
- VIIIc
Questions
- What is 5.12c in French?
- 5.12c is about 7b+ in French. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5.12c 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 5.12c?
- The next grade up is 5.12d (7c in French). The grade below is 5.12b.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.