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What would make one brick wall harder than another?
Inspired mostly by this question, where a person was asking what the climbing rating of a brick wall was.
Compared to all of the varied climbs in nature with the many different rock features and ...
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What do classifications of belays (like "4th class belay") mean?
In this answer about mountaineering on a glacier, @StrongBad mentioned 4th and 5th class belays. I have never heard of belays being classified into such classes. In what context are these classes used ...
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Rock climbing grading theory
How to grade a route when cumulating grades for multiple sections? Is it based on the overall feeling of difficulty or is there some cumulative formula to apply which yields a more or less accurate ...
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Explanation of aid climbing grades
There is already the question Please Explain Rock Climbing Grades however I would like to know about aiding grades. StrongBad's answer to an aid/trad question mentions A0 and C1 grades. Are these two ...
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How do you grade a bouldering problem? [duplicate]
How would someone grade a bouldering problem they've created? What would one have to look out for when grading? When bouldering, does a highball mean a more difficult grading?
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What are the rules to grade sport climbing single pitch routes?
What do you think is the correct way to grade a single pitch route (about 10 to 30 meters)?
I know climbing grade are affected by subjectivity. However is there a list of objective elements to take ...
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Why are indoor climbing grades easier?
This is possibly a little of a generalisation but, why are indoor grades easier than outdoor grades?
Having climbed at many many indoor walls (all over the uk) and done multiple outdoor climbs (...
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How do you decide on a climbing grade?
Rock climbing and bouldering tours are classified e.g.
Sierra from 5.2 to 5.15c or
Fontainbleau 2 to 8c+.
As you advance in your climbing experience you achieve higher
grades and learn new movements,...
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Most Eco-Friendly way to Identify a Climbing Route
In Ontario where I live and do most of my climbing the routes are not clearly marked. Guide books also lack clear approaches and thus it just turns into a big guessing game of what route you're on ...
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Rating unorthodox climbs
This question is sprouted from Brick Wall Rating
I occasionally climb in places where it seems unorthodox, such as a brick wall. I've found that even with the plethora of hand holds that buildings ...
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Please Explain Rock Climbing Grades
I have seen various grades for different climbs such as
5.14b,
8b+,
8b - 150m
It seems there are different parts to the grade, e.g. the last one is it 8b for 150 metres?
Do these grades only ...
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