If you are a beginner climber and you feel like you have to learn another language to get on board, you are not alone. Climbing terminology is on a league of its own, but once you know the basics ...

If the technical grade is low for the adjectival grade, (e.g. HVS 4c, E3 5b) then expect either a very sustained and strenuous struggle, or a route with relatively easy climbing, only in a serious ...

Additionally, participants must be able to climb comfortably and without falling at or above the Yosemite Decimal System (YDS) grade of 5.9 before participating. Prior to participating in the class, ...

Here's how winter climbing grades work. Just when you thought you had grades mastered, here’s another system. Here's how winter climbing grades work. Winter routes are graded for difficulty and ...

Motivated by debates on facebook, the Italian climber and photographer Riky Felderer shares his point of view about an issue that knows no end: climbing grades. I followed with interest a ...

Burgart goes on to say, “We all need to constantly remember that climbing is not just about the grades, and it is not just a sport. Climbing is about having fun and following a lifestyle that ...

Switzerland's Claude Remy provides a chronological analysis of the evolution free climbing (bouldering and difficulty). An article which clearly is not and cannot be definitive, but is merely a ...

This is not a site for beginners. If you're sketchy at easy bouldering grades like V0 and V1, you won't love it here, and you might twist an ankle in the rocky landings, but climbers with skills ...

Age, increasing years of climbing experience, highest climbing grade achieved (skill level), high climbing intensity score (CIS) and participating in lead climbing are potential risk factors. Results ...

In addition to the class of the climb, most guides will also mention crux and grades. The crux is the basis for climbing ratings and some guidebooks will provide further emphasis on difficulty by ...