The Adjectival grade is designed to reflect a comprehensive assessment of the difficulty of the route. Sport routes in the UK are graded using the French Sport Grade. The idea of the Trad Grade is to give a representation of the whole climb, including overall difficulty, how good the trad climbing gear is (or isn’t) and the hardest single move on the route. The British Trad Grade is a compound grade evolved from a climbing ethic strongly biased towards onsight traditional or ‘trad’ climbing. This is further complicated by the existence of separate grading systems for other mountain sports (including hiking, skiing, ski touring), via ferratas and mountain biking. Some are used on an international scale, whilst others are only used within a specific region. What different grades are there and where are they used?īasically, there are as many different grades as there are styles of climbing. Requirements for a climbing grading system
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