YDS route grade
What grade is 5.7?
5.7 ≈ 4b/4c French
Beginner5.7 is about 4b/4c in French.
It’s grade 2 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 5.7
| YDS | French |
|---|---|
| 5.6 | 4a/4b |
| 5.7 | 4b/4c |
| 5.8 | 4c+/5a+ |
| 5.9 | 5b/5c |
| 5.10a | 5c/6a |
5.7 in every system
- French
- 4b/4c
- YDS
- 5.7
- UIAA
- IV+/V−
- Ewbank
- 14/15
- British
- –
- Saxon
- V
- Norwegian
- 5−/5
- Brazilian
- IIIsup/IV
Questions
- What is 5.7 in French?
- 5.7 is about 4b/4c in French. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5.7 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 5.7?
- The next grade up is 5.8 (4c+/5a+ in French). The grade below is 5.6.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.