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Climbing Grade Chart
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Rock climbs are graded according to difficulty in the order to
allow you to to select appropriate objectives for yourself. Worldwide there are
a number of different systems which are compared in the table below. |
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UK
Adjectival Grade
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UK
Technical Grade (approx)
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UIAA
(Alpine) Grade
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European
Equivalent
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USA Equivalent
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Australian
Equivalent
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Moderate
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I , II
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1
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5.1, 5.2
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4, 5
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Difficult
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II, III
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1, 2, 2+
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5.2, 5.3
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5, 6, 7
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Very Difficult
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III, III+
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2, 2+, 3-
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5.2, 5.3, 5.4
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6, 7, 8
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Hard Very Difficult
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III+, IV, IV+
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2+, 3-, 3, 3+
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5.4, 5.5, 5.6
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8, 9, 10
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Mild Severe
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IV, IV+
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3-, 3, 3+
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5.5, 5.6
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10, 11
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Severe
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IV, IV+, V-
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3, 3+, 4
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5.5, 5.6, 5.7
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10, 11, 12
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Hard Severe
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IV+, V-, V
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3, 3+, 4, 4+
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5.6, 5.7
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12, 13
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Mild Very Severe
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4a, 4b, 4c
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IV+, V-, V
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3+, 4, 4+
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5.6, 5.7
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12, 13, 14,
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Very Severe
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4a, 4b, 4c
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V-, V, V+
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4, 4+,5
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5.7, 5.8
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13, 14, 15
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Hard Very Severe
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4c, 5a, 5b
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V+, VI-, VI
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4+, 5, 5+, 6a
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5.8, 5.9
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15, 16, 17, 18
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E1
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5a, 5b, 5c
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VI, VI+
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5+,6a, 6a+
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5.9, 5.10a
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18, 19, 20
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E2
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5b, 5c, 6a
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VI+, VII-, VII
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6a+, 6b, 6b+
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5.10b, 5.10c
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19, 20, 21
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E3
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5c, 6a
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VII, VII+
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6b, 6b+, 6c
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5.10d, 5.11a, 5.11b
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20, 21, 22
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E4
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6a, 6b
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VII+, VIII-, VIII
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6c, 6c+, 7a
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5.11b, 5.11c, 5.11d
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22, 23
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E5
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6a, 6b, 6c
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VIII, VIII+, IX-
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7a, 7a+, 7b
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5.11d, 5.12a, 5.12b
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23, 24, 25
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E6
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6b, 6c
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IX-, IX, IX+
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7b, 7b+, 7c, 7c+
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5.12b, 5.12c, 5.12d, 5.13a
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25, 26, 27, 28
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E7
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6c, 7a
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IX+, X-, X
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7c+, 8a, 8a+
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5.13a, 5.13b, 5.13c
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28, 29, 30
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E8
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6c, 7a
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X, X+
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8a+, 8b, 8b+
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5.13c, 5.13d, 5.14a
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30, 31, 32
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Source: Lake District Rock, FRCC
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