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Jake Mason, Head Routesetter at Yonder and Hang explains the eight difficulty levels of indoor bouldering grades.
The American V-Scale, from VB to V17, and French Bouldering Scale, from Font 3 to Font 9a, provide a structure for grading bouldering problems. But - what exactly separates a V1 from a V3? And, is my expectation of a V5 the same as yours?
Indoor bouldering grades are not without controversy, and disagreements over climbing grades are frequent, and sometimes high-profile between elite climbers.
Unlike in Olympic sports like gymnastics, where set skills are repeatable between different competitions, and given established difficulty levels, in climbing, there is no handbook to explain what exactly makes a boulder problem a V7.
And that's why, we’re about to examine exactly how the people responsible for grading indoor rock climbs decide the level of each boulder problem.
00:00 8 Levels of Climbing Difficulty
00:20 The Problem With Grades
01:20 Entry Level
02:15 Novice
04:50 Beginner Climbing Grades
5:45 How Climbing Styles Affect Grades?
09:20 Intermediate
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12:00 Small Handholds
15:20 Advanced Climbing Grades
21:05 Expert
24:15 Elite
26:15 Pioneer | The Hardest Climb In The World
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Jake Mason, Head Routesetter at Yonder and Hang explains the eight difficulty levels of indoor bouldering grades.
The American V-Scale, from VB to V17, and French Bouldering Scale, from Font 3 to Font 9a, provide a structure for grading bouldering problems. But - what exactly separates a V1 from a V3? And, is my expectation of a V5 the same as yours?
Indoor bouldering grades are not without controversy, and disagreements over climbing grades are frequent, and sometimes high-profile between elite climbers.
Unlike in Olympic sports like gymnastics, where set skills are repeatable between different competitions, and given established difficulty levels, in climbing, there is no handbook to explain what exactly makes a boulder problem a V7.
And that's why, we’re about to examine exactly how the people responsible for grading indoor rock climbs decide the level of each boulder problem.
00:00 8 Levels of Climbing Difficulty
00:20 The Problem With Grades
01:20 Entry Level
02:15 Novice
04:50 Beginner Climbing Grades
5:45 How Climbing Styles Affect Grades?
09:20 Intermediate
10:55 15% Off Rungne with Code Hannah15
12:00 Small Handholds
15:20 Advanced Climbing Grades
21:05 Expert
24:15 Elite
26:15 Pioneer | The Hardest Climb In The World
FREE UK Shipping on Mad Rock Shoes with Code HMBFREE
☞madrock.com/collections/shoes
Want to Visit The Climbing Hangar? Get 50% Off Your First Climb with HANNAH50 When You Book Online
☞bit.ly/3Tv9sfc
Hannah Morris Bouldering T-Shirts & Merchandise (UK & US)
☞hannahmorrisbouldering.com/shop
Hannah Morris Bouldering T-Shirts & Merchandise (EU)
☞hannahmorrisboulder.etsy.com
Follow Hannah:
☞Instagram: instagram.com/_hannahmorris_
Follow Nathan:
☞instagram.com/nathanbetts_
Our Patreon:
☞patreon.com/hannahmorrisbouldering
