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Climbing Rating Conversions

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UK Adj.

UK

Fr.

US

Aus.

UI
AA

Belg

Pol.

DDR

Nor.

Swe.

NC
CS

HS

S

       

5

D

sup

 

5-

5-

4b

5a

5.7

14

V

VIIa

5+

5

5

F7

VS

15

4c

5b

5.8

6-

inf

TD

sup

VI

VIIb

5+

5+

F8

16

H
VS

6

5a

5c

5.9

17

VI+

VIIc

6-

6-

F9

6+

E1

18

5b

6a

– a
b
5.10
c
+ d

7-

inf

ED

sup

VI.1

VIIIa

6

6

F10

19

E2

7

VI.1+

VIIIb

6+

6+

5c

6b

20

F11

21

7+

VI.2

VIIIc

7-

E3

7-

6c

– a
b
5.11
c
+ d

22

8-

inf

ABO

VI.2+

IXa

F12

6a

23

7

7

E4

8

VI.3

IXb

7a

24

7+

F13

25

8+

VI.3+

IXc

7+

E5

6b


7b
+

– a
b
5.12
c
+ d

26

9-

VI.4

Xa

8-

F14

8-

E6

27

9

VI.4+

8

6c


7c
+

28

9+

Xb

8

F15

  VI.5

8+

E7

– a
b
5.13
c
+ d

29

10-

8a

+

30

VI.5+

Xc

8+

F16

7a

10

9-

E8

31

VI.6

9-

F17
?

8b

+

9

– a
b
5.14
c
+ d

32

11

VI.7  

E9

9

7b

8c

+

33

9+

 

34

7c

9a