{"id":8455,"date":"2015-02-04T13:38:42","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T13:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kletterretter.com\/?p=8455"},"modified":"2022-11-11T14:18:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T13:18:54","slug":"climbing-grade-conversion-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kletterretter.com\/en\/climbing-grade-conversion-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing grade conversion table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I would like to spend a few moments talking about the different climbing grade systems used around the world. Any one who has been climbing for a while has probably been confronted with the different systems.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We will have a look at the 6 most common grading systems:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\"><b>Skala<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\"><b>L\u00e4nder<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">Union Internationale des Associations d&#8217;Alpinisme (UIAA)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">East German Rating System (GDR (Saxon))<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">East Germany (former DDR)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">French numerical system<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">France, Europe, International<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">Yosemite Decimal System (YDS)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">USA, Canada, South America<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">Ewbank<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">Australia, New Zealand, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">British (tech)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"376\">Great Britian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Schwierigkeitsgrade beim Klettern:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Our comparison table (Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><b>UIAA<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><b>GDR (Saxon)<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><b>French<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\"><b>YDS<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><b>Ewbank<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><b>British (tech)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">I<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">I<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">3-4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">1-2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">3-4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">II<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">II<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">5-6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">7-8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">III<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">III<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">9-10<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">IV<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">IV<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">4a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.4<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">11-12<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">IV+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">V<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">4b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">13<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">4a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">V<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">VI<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">4c<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">14<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">4b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">V+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">5a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.7<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">15<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">4c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">VI-<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">VIIa<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">5b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">16<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">VI<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">VIIb<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">5c<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">17<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">5a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">VI+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">VIIc<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">6a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.10a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">18<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">VII-<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">6a+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.10b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">19<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">5b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">VII<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">VIIIa<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">6b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.10c<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">20<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">VII+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">VIIIb<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">6b+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.10d<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">21<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">5c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">VIIIc<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">6c<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.11a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">22<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">VIII-<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">6c+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.11b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">23<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">IXa<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.11c<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">24<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">6a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">VIII<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">IXb<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">7a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.11d<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">VIII+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">IXc<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">7a+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.12a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">25<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">7b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.12b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">26<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">IX-<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">Xa<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">7b+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.12c<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">27<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">6b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">IX<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">Xb<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">7c<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.12d<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">28<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">IX+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">Xc<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">7c+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.13a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">29<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">8a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.13b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">6c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">X-<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">Xia<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">8a+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.13c<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">30<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">X<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">XIb<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">8b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.13d<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">31<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">X+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\">XIc<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">8b+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.14a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">32<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">7a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">8c<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.14b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">33<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">XI-<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">8c+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.14c<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">34<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">7b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">XI<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">9a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.14d<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">35<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">XI+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">9a+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.15a<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">36<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">XI+\/XII-<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">9b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.15b<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">37<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"128\">XII-<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"116\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\">9b+<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"125\">5.15c<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">38<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"127\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I don&#8217;t recommend that you blindly trust this table &#8211; there can be differences from country to country or even between climbing areas. Sometimes the conditions and the state of the routes can also influence the grades.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to approach the conversion is to travel, go climbing and get used to the different grades!<br \/>\nHave fun!<\/p>\n<p>P.S. 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VAT<\/small><\/span>\n<\/div><div class=\"add-to-cart-button\"><a href=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8455?add-to-cart=98676\" aria-describedby=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_98676\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"primary is-small mb-0 button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart is-flat\" data-product_id=\"98676\" data-product_sku=\"KR30\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: &ldquo;KletterRetter hand cream 30ml&rdquo;\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-success_message=\"&ldquo;KletterRetter hand cream 30ml&rdquo; has been added to your cart\" role=\"button\">Add to cart<\/a><\/div>\t<span id=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_98676\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- row -->\n<\/div>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\n1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chockstone.org\/guide.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Chockstone<\/a><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpinist.com\/p\/online\/grades\" target=\"_blank\">Alpinist<\/a><br \/>\n3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukclimbing.com\/databases\/crags\/comptable.html\" target=\"_blank\">UKC<\/a><br \/>\n4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/conversion-tables-of-climbing-grades\/186649\" target=\"_blank\">summitpost.org<\/a><br \/>\n5. <a href=\"http:\/\/squamishclimbing.com\/articles\/grade-conversion-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\">Squamish Climbing<\/a><br \/>\n6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8a.nu\/images\/common\/gradjmfjpg.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">8a<\/a><br \/>\n7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climbingguidebg.com\/cdb.php?f=grades&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Climbing Guide BG<\/a><br \/>\n8. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecrag.com\/article\/Grades\" target=\"_blank\">The Crag<\/a><br \/>\n9. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grade_(climbing)\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I would like to spend a few moments talking about the different climbing grade systems used around the world. 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