YDS route grade
What grade is 5.9?
5.9 ≈ 5b/5c French
Intermediate5.9 is about 5b/5c in French.
It’s grade 4 of 28 here, which run from 5.6 to 5.15d. It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
Grades around 5.9
| 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+ |
| 5.10c | 6b |
5.9 in every system
- French
- 5b/5c
- YDS
- 5.9
- UIAA
- V+/VI
- Ewbank
- 17
- British
- HVS 5a
- Saxon
- VIIa/VIIb
- Norwegian
- 5+/6−
- Brazilian
- IVsup/V
Questions
- What is 5.9 in French?
- 5.9 is about 5b/5c in French. Where the two scales don’t line up exactly, the conversion is a range.
- Is 5.9 hard?
- It’s an intermediate grade: within reach for many people after a few months of regular climbing.
- What comes after 5.9?
- The next grade up is 5.10a (5c/6a in French). The grade below is 5.8.
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Approximate. Conversions by OpenBeta sandbag; British from RockFax/theCrag tables.