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International Climbing Grade Conversion Chart
The following is a very rough conversion I've pieced
together by averaging other sources. See the links
below for alternatives.
| Australian | French | USA | UK |
| 9 | 4 | 5.6 | |
| 10 | " | " | Mod |
| 11 | 5a | 5.7 | Diff |
| 12 | 5a+ | " | V-Diff |
| 13 | 5b | 5.8 | 4a |
| 14 | 5b+ | " | 4b |
| 15 | 5c | 5.9 | 4b VS |
| 16 | 5c+ | 5.10a | 4c HVS |
| 17 | 6a | 5.10b | 5a E1 |
| 18 | 6a+ | 5.10c | |
| 19 | 6b | 5.10d | |
| 20 | 6b+ | 5.11a | 5b |
| 21 | 6c | 5.11b | 5b E2 |
| 22 | 6c+ | 5.11c | |
| 23 | 7a | 5.11d | |
| 24 | 7a+ | 5.12a | 6a E3 |
| 25 | 7b | 5.12b | 6b |
| 26 | 7b+ | 5.12c | 6b E4 |
| 27 | 7c | 5.12d | 6c |
| 28 | 7c+ | 5.13a | 6c E5 |
| 29 | 8a | 5.13b | 7a |
| 30 | 8a+ | 5.13c | 7a E6 |
| 31 | 8b | 5.13d | 7b |
| 32 | 8b+ | 5.14a | 7b E7 |
| 33 | 8c | 5.14b | 7c |
| 34 | 8c+ | 5.14c | |
| 35 | 9a | 5.14d |
Further Reading:
Climbing
Grades - An explanation of British climbing grades and comparison with
other systems.
Ranking
Guide - Rankings explained in great detail from rockclimbing.com web site.
How
Are Climbs Rated - From Dawn's FAQ over on TradGirl web site.
International
Climbing Grades - A grade conversion chart from ClimbUK web site.
Bouldering
Ratings - Conversation chart for boulders problems.
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