YDS route grade
What grade is 5.8?
5.8 ≈ 4c+/5a+ French
Beginner5.8 is about 4c+/5a+ in French.
It’s grade 3 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 5.8
| YDS | French |
|---|---|
| 5.6 | 4a/4b |
| 5.7 | 4b/4c |
| 5.8 | 4c+/5a+ |
| 5.9 | 5b/5c |
| 5.10a | 5c/6a |
| 5.10b | 6a+ |
5.8 in every system
- French
- 4c+/5a+
- YDS
- 5.8
- UIAA
- V/V+
- Ewbank
- 16
- British
- HVS 4c
- Saxon
- VI/VIIa
- Norwegian
- 5/5+
- Brazilian
- IV/IVsup
Questions
- What is 5.8 in French?
- 5.8 is about 4c+/5a+ in French. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5.8 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 5.8?
- The next grade up is 5.9 (5b/5c in French). The grade below is 5.7.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.