Climbing gym chain · France
Climb Up grades, explained
Climb Up is a French climbing-gym network based in Lyon. It started in 2007 when François Petit, a former world champion, took over the 'Mur de Lyon', now Climb Up Lyon Gerland. The network counts 33 gyms: 30 under the Climb Up name across France and three MROC bouldering gyms in Lyon. Most Climb Up gyms combine roped walls, bouldering and a children's Fun Climbing area, while a few are bouldering-only or rope-only.
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 uses this grading at all its gyms. 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.
27 Climb Up gyms
Each gym's page has its address, how to book, and links to prices and opening hours.
Aix-en-Provence
La Motte-Servolex
Villenave-d'Ornon
Épinay-sur-Seine
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Questions
- What Font grade is Yellow (jaune) at Climb Up?
- Yellow (jaune) at Climb Up is 4–4+, about V0−–V0+ in V-scale.
- What Font grade is Green (vert) at Climb Up?
- Green (vert) at Climb Up is 5A–5C, about V1–V2 in V-scale.
- What Font grade is Blue (bleu) at Climb Up?
- Blue (bleu) at Climb Up is 6A–6A+, about V3–V4 in V-scale.
- What Font grade is Purple (violet) at Climb Up?
- Purple (violet) at Climb Up is 6B–6B+, about V4 in V-scale.
- What Font grade is Red (rouge) at Climb Up?
- Red (rouge) at Climb Up is 6C–6C+, about V5–V6 in V-scale.
- What Font grade is White (blanc) at Climb Up?
- White (blanc) at Climb Up is 7A–7A+, about V6–V7 in V-scale.
Sources
- Climb Up: Les salles (network map)
- Climb Up: network map marker data (addresses, coordinates, outlet links)
- Climb Up: Contact salles (gym list by region)
- Climb Up: FAQ (7 boulder levels, route grades, no booking for open climbing)
- Climb Up: Concept (history, 33 gyms)
- Climb Up: Le concept (Mur de Lyon, 2007)
- Climb Up: Développement (33 gyms; own, co-investment and licence models)
- Oblyk: Climb Up gym chain (gyms' colour levels)
- 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.