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grade table for the masses 5-Jul-2010 At 2:18:26 PM garbie

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On 5/07/2010 widewetandslippery wrote:
>Given the original post was asking for suggestions for a simple way of
>describing grades I think 11, 17, 23, 27, 31 and 35 make good indicating
>grades for in and outside climbing
>
>11: most with a moderate level of fitness will climb this.
>17: you need good fitness or a good level of natural coordination and
>balance to climb this.
>23: If you can climb this and don't understand the grading system you
>are a natural.
>27: If you can climb this and don't understand the grading system you
>are supernatural and probally lying.
>31: If you can climb this and don't understand the grading system you
>are a liar
>35: If you can climb this and don't understand the grading system you
>are a master bullshiter and should be congratulated.

Thats gold I'll try to work some of that into the poster.

Also if 19 was done in '65, what were we up to in 1971?