Climbing gym · Saint-Étienne, France
Climb Up Saint-Étienne grades, explained
Opened in 2022 in Saint-Étienne. It has 2,200 m² of climbing walls with more than 200 routes up to 17.5 m, more than 120 boulders and a sauna.
Bouldering grades
Climb Up has seven boulder levels. From easiest to hardest they are yellow, green, blue, purple, red, white and black. Climb Up doesn't publish Font equivalents, so the ranges below come from Kaskad Coaching's gym-by-gym colour table, which broadly agrees with a similar chart by Klimbr.
| Level | Font | ≈ V-scale |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow (jaune)Klimbr starts yellow at 3 | 4–4+ | V0−–V0+ |
| Green (vert) | 5A–5C | V1–V2 |
| Blue (bleu) | 6A–6A+ | V3–V4 |
| Purple (violet) | 6B–6B+ | V4 |
| Red (rouge) | 6C–6C+ | V5–V6 |
| White (blanc)Klimbr puts white around 7A+–7B+ | 7A–7A+ | V6–V7 |
| Black (noir)Kaskad's chart stops at 7C+ | ≥ 7B | ≥ V7 |
Rope climbing grades
Routes use the standard French grades, from 3 to 9c.
The gym grades in French directly. Here is the range gyms usually set, in YDS:
| French | YDS |
|---|---|
| 4 | 5.6–5.8 |
| 5 | 5.8–5.10a |
| 6a | 5.10a–5.10b |
| 6b | 5.10c–5.11a |
| 6c | 5.11a–c |
| 7a | 5.11c–5.12a |
| 7b | 5.12b–5.12c |
| 7c | 5.12d–5.13a |
| 8a | 5.13b–5.13c |
| 8b | 5.13d–5.14a |
Climb Up grades the same way at all 27 of its gyms. All Climb Up gyms and grades
From climbers' descriptions and photos of the gym's grade boards. Gyms reset and regrade often, and grades vary between setters, so treat this as a guide and check the boards when you visit.
Visiting Climb Up Saint-Étienne
- Address
- 9 Esplanade Bénévent, 42000 Saint-Étienne, FranceGoogle MapsApple MapsOpenStreetMap
- Booking
- Walk in: no booking neededNo booking needed for open climbing. For the rope walls you must show you can belay (a form at reception) or come with a climber who can; courses are booked online.
- Prices
A €5 card deposit applies to 10-visit cards and passes.All prices on the gym's siteDay pass · adult €15 Day pass · concessionages 12–17, students, jobseekers, over-60s, disabled visitors; proof required €13 Day pass · childunder 12 €9 10-visit pass · adultvalid at this gym only; card valid for all Climb Up gyms: €150; valid 2 years €125 Monthly · adultMonthly pass, no commitment; valid at this gym only (all-Climb-Up pass: €60) €48 Shoe hire €3 Harness hire €3 - Opening hours
The sauna is open Mon–Fri 18:00–22:00 and weekends 16:00–20:00.Hours on the gym's siteMon–Fri 10:00–23:00 Sat–Sun 09:00–20:00 - First visit
- What to know before your first visit
- Phone
- +33 4 28 77 01 44
Hours and prices from the gym's own website, checked 3 October 2026. They change, so check before you go.
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Questions
- What Font grade is Yellow (jaune) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne?
- Yellow (jaune) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne is 4–4+, about V0−–V0+ in V-scale.
- What Font grade is Green (vert) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne?
- Green (vert) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne is 5A–5C, about V1–V2 in V-scale.
- What Font grade is Blue (bleu) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne?
- Blue (bleu) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne is 6A–6A+, about V3–V4 in V-scale.
- What Font grade is Purple (violet) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne?
- Purple (violet) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne is 6B–6B+, about V4 in V-scale.
- What Font grade is Red (rouge) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne?
- Red (rouge) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne is 6C–6C+, about V5–V6 in V-scale.
- What Font grade is White (blanc) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne?
- White (blanc) at Climb Up Saint-Étienne is 7A–7A+, about V6–V7 in V-scale.
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- Climb Up BrestBrest · Bouldering · Ropes
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Sources
- Climb Up Saint-Étienne: home page (address, phone, hours)
- Climb Up Saint-Étienne: La salle (walls, routes, boulders)
- Climb Up Saint-Étienne: Retour sur la naissance de la salle (opened 2022)
- Climb Up: FAQ (7 boulder levels, colour order, route grades)
- Kaskad Coaching: Cotation bloc, couleurs et équivalences par salle
- Kaskad Coaching: colour table image
- Klimbr: Les cotations en escalade (gym comparison chart)
- Klimbr: comparison chart image
Checked 3 October 2026. Gear Loop isn't affiliated with Climb Up Saint-Étienne.