Chockstone Forum

      Sponsored By
      ROCK
   HARDWARE

Chockstone Photography

Australian Landscape Prints

Chockstone Forum - General Discussion

General Climbing Discussion

Topic Date User

Your grading system is f#@ked 6-Oct-2004 At 4:12:47 AM cheesehead

Message

I must say, both the Brit and Aus grading systems are incredibly appropriate.

Firstly, the Brit system suits their style by fitting as many superfluous words into a description as possible without necessarily being specific or aiding information flow.

Secondly, the Aus system is very suited to the Australian concept of abbreviating things to the utmost, giving as little data as possible to convey your notion.

US is good - it's can be shortened to make you sound experienced. You can drop the letter suffix to be deliberately vague. It features an obselete prefix which can make you sound tech.

As far as value as climbing grades go, Pah!
If you want an epic go to Chamonix and try to figure out how hard a route is with representatives from more than 2 continents. You'll soon see what value/merits different grading systems have.
Personally, I'm getting a tattoo (takes up all my left forearm, or forhead, can't decide) with a conversion chart.