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Climbing grade conversion chart

Convert between UIAA, French, YDS, Saxon (SASKO), V-scale and Fontainebleau. Use the sport table for routes and the bouldering table for problems.

Sport / multi-pitch Climbing guides

Sport climbing grades

V and Font columns on the sport table are approximate cross-system hints, not exact equivalents. Style and morpho matter a lot for boulders.

UIAAFRAUSA (YDS)SASKOVFont
129c5.15dXIIIc--
12-/12--XIIIb-c--
12-9b+5.15cXIIIb--
11+/12-9b-XIIc-XIIIa--
11+9a+5.15aXIIc--
11/11+--XIIb-c--
119a5.14dXIIb--
11-/118c+XIIa-XIIb--
11-8c5.14bXIIaV158C
10+/11-8b+-XIc--
10+--XIb-cV148B+
10/10+-----
108b5.13dXIbV138B
10-/108a+5.13c/F17XIa--
10-8a5.13bXcV128A+
9+/10-7c+5.13aXc-XIa--
9+--XcV118A
9/9+7c-Xb--
9-5.12c-V107C+
9-/97b+-Xa-b--
9-7b--V97C
8+/9-7b--Xa--
8+7a+--V87B
8/8+5.11d/F13IXc--
87a5.11cIXb-cV77A+
8-/86c+-IXb--
8-6c5.11b/F12IXa-bV67A
7+/8---IXa--
7+6b+-VIIIc-IXaV56C
7/7+-5.10d/F11VIIIc--
76b5.10cVIIIb-cV46B
7-/7--VIIIb--
7-6a+5.10b/F10VIIIa-bV36A
6+/7---VIIIa--
6+6a-VIIc-VIIIaV25+
6/6+5c+----
65c5.9/F9VIIcV15
6-/6--VIIb-c--
6-5b5.8/F8VIIbV15
5+/6---VIIa-VIIb--
5+5a5.7/F7VIIaV04
5/5+-----
5-5.6VI--
5-/5-----
5------
4+/5------
4+-5.4V--
4/4+-----
4-5.3---
4-/4-----
4---IV--
3+/4------
3+-5.1---
3/3+-----
3-5.0III--
3-/3-----
3------
2+/3------
2+--II--
2/2+-----
2--I--
2-/2-----
2------
1+/2------
1+-----
1/1+-----
1-----
1-/1-----
1------

Frequently asked questions

What does UIAA 7+ mean?

UIAA 7+ is a solid sport grade — roughly French 6b+ (and often YDS 5.10d–5.11a). Always treat conversions as approximate; see the table above.

How do I convert V-scale to Fontainebleau?

Use the V and Font columns in the tables on this page. For example V4 is often around Font 6B/6B+, but morpho problems vary a lot by style.

Which grade system does climbing.place use?

Outdoor sport routes primarily use UIAA (with French / YDS / Saxon shown where known). Gym and boulder problems may use local scales — check the route page.