YDS route grade
What grade is 5.6?
5.6 ≈ 4a/4b French
Beginner5.6 is about 4a/4b in French.
It’s grade 1 of 28 here, which run from 5.6 to 5.15d. It’s a beginner grade: big holds and clear moves, the kind of climb most people get up in their first sessions.
Grades around 5.6
| YDS | French |
|---|---|
| 5.6 | 4a/4b |
| 5.7 | 4b/4c |
| 5.8 | 4c+/5a+ |
| 5.9 | 5b/5c |
5.6 in every system
- French
- 4a/4b
- YDS
- 5.6
- UIAA
- IV/IV+
- Ewbank
- 13
- British
- –
- Saxon
- IV/V
- Norwegian
- 4+/5−
- Brazilian
- IIIsup
Questions
- What is 5.6 in French?
- 5.6 is about 4a/4b in French. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5.6 hard?
- It’s a beginner grade: big holds and clear moves, the kind of climb most people get up in their first sessions.
- What comes after 5.6?
- The next grade up is 5.7 (4b/4c in French).
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.