YDS route grade
What grade is 5.12d?
5.12d ≈ 7c French
Advanced5.12d is about 7c in French.
It’s grade 16 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 5.12d
| YDS | French |
|---|---|
| 5.12a | 7a+ |
| 5.12b | 7b |
| 5.12c | 7b+ |
| 5.12d | 7c |
| 5.13a | 7c+ |
| 5.13b | 8a |
| 5.13c | 8a+ |
5.12d in every system
- French
- 7c
- YDS
- 5.12d
- UIAA
- IX
- Ewbank
- 27
- British
- E6 6b
- Saxon
- Xb
- Norwegian
- 8+
- Brazilian
- IXa
Questions
- What is 5.12d in French?
- 5.12d is about 7c in French. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5.12d 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 5.12d?
- The next grade up is 5.13a (7c+ in French). The grade below is 5.12c.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.