Ewbanks
YDS
NCCS Scale
French
British Adj.
British Tech.
UIAA
South African
Saxon
Finnish
Norwegian
Polish
Brazil Technical
Brazil General
Aid
Aid
Aid
V-Scale
B-Scale
S-Scale
P-Scale
Joshua Tree Scale
Fontainebleau
Alpine Ice
Water Ice
Mixed Rock/Ice
IFAS
Ferrata Schall
Ferrata Num
Ferrata French
Annot B-Scale
Font Traverse
Font Traverse
Swedish
Scottish Winter
Scottish Winter Technical
Russian
Alaska
Committment Level
Protection Level (trad)
Protection Level (sport)
Min:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
Max:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
Min:
5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10a 5.10b 5.10c 5.10d 5.11a 5.11b 5.11c 5.11d 5.12a 5.12b 5.12c 5.12d 5.13a 5.13b 5.13c 5.13d 5.14a 5.14b 5.14c 5.14d 5.15a 5.15b 5.15c 5.15d
Max:
5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10a 5.10b 5.10c 5.10d 5.11a 5.11b 5.11c 5.11d 5.12a 5.12b 5.12c 5.12d 5.13a 5.13b 5.13c 5.13d 5.14a 5.14b 5.14c 5.14d 5.15a 5.15b 5.15c 5.15d
Min:
F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16
Max:
F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16
Min:
1a 1a+ 1b 1b+ 1c 1c+ 2a 2a+ 2b 2b+ 2c 2c+ 3a 3a+ 3b 3b+ 3c 3c+ 4a 4a+ 4b 4b+ 4c 4c+ 5a 5a+ 5b 5b+ 5c 5c+ 6a 6a+ 6b 6b+ 6c 6c+ 7a 7a+ 7b 7b+ 7c 7c+ 8a 8a+ 8b 8b+ 8c 8c+ 9a 9a+ 9b 9b+ 9c
Max:
1a 1a+ 1b 1b+ 1c 1c+ 2a 2a+ 2b 2b+ 2c 2c+ 3a 3a+ 3b 3b+ 3c 3c+ 4a 4a+ 4b 4b+ 4c 4c+ 5a 5a+ 5b 5b+ 5c 5c+ 6a 6a+ 6b 6b+ 6c 6c+ 7a 7a+ 7b 7b+ 7c 7c+ 8a 8a+ 8b 8b+ 8c 8c+ 9a 9a+ 9b 9b+ 9c
Min:
E M MD D HD MVD VD HVD MS S HS MVS VS HVS E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11
Max:
E M MD D HD MVD VD HVD MS S HS MVS VS HVS E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11
Min:
1a 1b 1c 2a 2b 2c 3a 3b 3c 4a 4b 4c 5a 5b 5c 6a 6b 6c 7a 7b 7c
Max:
1a 1b 1c 2a 2b 2c 3a 3b 3c 4a 4b 4c 5a 5b 5c 6a 6b 6c 7a 7b 7c
Min:
1- 1 1+ 2- 2 2+ 3- 3 3+ 4- 4 4+ 5- 5 5+ 6- 6 6+ 7- 7 7+ 8- 8 8+ 9- 9 9+ 10- 10 10+ 11- 11 11+ 12- 12 12+
Max:
1- 1 1+ 2- 2 2+ 3- 3 3+ 4- 4 4+ 5- 5 5+ 6- 6 6+ 7- 7 7+ 8- 8 8+ 9- 9 9+ 10- 10 10+ 11- 11 11+ 12- 12 12+
Min:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Max:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Min:
I II III IV V VI VIIa VIIb VIIc VIIIa VIIIb VIIIc IXa IXb IXc Xa Xb Xc XIa XIb XIc XIIa XIIb XIIc XIIIa XIIIb XIIIc
Max:
I II III IV V VI VIIa VIIb VIIc VIIIa VIIIb VIIIc IXa IXb IXc Xa Xb Xc XIa XIb XIc XIIa XIIb XIIc XIIIa XIIIb XIIIc
Min:
1- 1 1+ 2- 2 2+ 3- 3 3+ 4- 4 4+ 5- 5 5+ 6- 6 6+ 7- 7 7+ 8- 8 8+ 9- 9 9+ 10- 10 10+ 11- 11 11+ 12- 12 12+
Max:
1- 1 1+ 2- 2 2+ 3- 3 3+ 4- 4 4+ 5- 5 5+ 6- 6 6+ 7- 7 7+ 8- 8 8+ 9- 9 9+ 10- 10 10+ 11- 11 11+ 12- 12 12+
Min:
1- 1 1+ 2- 2 2+ 3- 3 3+ 4- 4 4+ 5- 5 5+ 6- 6 6+ 7- 7 7+ 8- 8 8+ 9- 9 9+ 10- 10 10+ 11- 11 11+ 12- 12 12+
Max:
1- 1 1+ 2- 2 2+ 3- 3 3+ 4- 4 4+ 5- 5 5+ 6- 6 6+ 7- 7 7+ 8- 8 8+ 9- 9 9+ 10- 10 10+ 11- 11 11+ 12- 12 12+
Min:
I- I I+ II- II II+ III- III III+ IV- IV IV+ V- V V+ VI- VI VI+ VI.1 VI.1+ VI.2 VI.2+ VI.3 VI.3+ VI.4 VI.4+ VI.5 VI.5+ VI.6 VI.6+ VI.7 VI.7+ VI.8 VI.8+ VI.9 VI.9+
Max:
I- I I+ II- II II+ III- III III+ IV- IV IV+ V- V V+ VI- VI VI+ VI.1 VI.1+ VI.2 VI.2+ VI.3 VI.3+ VI.4 VI.4+ VI.5 VI.5+ VI.6 VI.6+ VI.7 VI.7+ VI.8 VI.8+ VI.9 VI.9+
Min:
I Isup II IIsup III IIIsup IV IVsup V Vsup VI VIsup VIIa VIIb VIIc VIIIa VIIIb VIIIc IXa IXb IXc Xa Xb Xc XIa XIb XIc XIIa XIIb XIIc
Max:
I Isup II IIsup III IIIsup IV IVsup V Vsup VI VIsup VIIa VIIb VIIc VIIIa VIIIb VIIIc IXa IXb IXc Xa Xb Xc XIa XIb XIc XIIa XIIb XIIc
Min:
M0 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12
Max:
M0 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12
Min:
A0 A0+ A1 A1+ A2 A2+ A3 A3+ A4 A4+ A5 A5+ A6
Max:
A0 A0+ A1 A1+ A2 A2+ A3 A3+ A4 A4+ A5 A5+ A6
Min:
C0 C0+ C1 C1+ C2 C2+ C3 C3+ C4 C4+ C5 C5+ C6
Max:
C0 C0+ C1 C1+ C2 C2+ C3 C3+ C4 C4+ C5 C5+ C6
Min:
VB- VB VB+ V0- V0 V0+ V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17
Max:
VB- VB VB+ V0- V0 V0+ V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17
Min:
B5.6 B5.7 B5.8 B5.9 B5.10 B5.10+ B1- B1 B1+ B2- B2 B2+ B3
Max:
B5.6 B5.7 B5.8 B5.9 B5.10 B5.10+ B1- B1 B1+ B2- B2 B2+ B3
Min:
S1- S1 S1+ S2- S2 S2+ S3- S3 S3+ S4- S4 S4+ S5- S5 S5+ S6- S6 S6+
Max:
S1- S1 S1+ S2- S2 S2+ S3- S3 S3+ S4- S4 S4+ S5- S5 S5+ S6- S6 S6+
Min:
P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16
Max:
P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16
Min:
A- A A+ B- B B+ C- C C+ D- D D+
Max:
A- A A+ B- B B+ C- C C+ D- D D+
Min:
1A 1A+ 1B 1B+ 1C 1C+ 2A 2A+ 2B 2B+ 2C 2C+ 3A 3A+ 3B 3B+ 3C 3C+ 4A 4A+ 4B 4B+ 4C 4C+ 5A 5A+ 5B 5B+ 5C 5C+ 6A 6A+ 6B 6B+ 6C 6C+ 7A 7A+ 7B 7B+ 7C 7C+ 8A 8A+ 8B 8B+ 8C 8C+ 9A 9A+ 9B 9B+ 9C 9C+
Max:
1A 1A+ 1B 1B+ 1C 1C+ 2A 2A+ 2B 2B+ 2C 2C+ 3A 3A+ 3B 3B+ 3C 3C+ 4A 4A+ 4B 4B+ 4C 4C+ 5A 5A+ 5B 5B+ 5C 5C+ 6A 6A+ 6B 6B+ 6C 6C+ 7A 7A+ 7B 7B+ 7C 7C+ 8A 8A+ 8B 8B+ 8C 8C+ 9A 9A+ 9B 9B+ 9C 9C+
Min:
AI1- AI1 AI1+ AI2- AI2 AI2+ AI3- AI3 AI3+ AI4- AI4 AI4+ AI5- AI5 AI5+ AI6- AI6 AI6+ AI7- AI7 AI7+ AI8- AI8 AI8+
Max:
AI1- AI1 AI1+ AI2- AI2 AI2+ AI3- AI3 AI3+ AI4- AI4 AI4+ AI5- AI5 AI5+ AI6- AI6 AI6+ AI7- AI7 AI7+ AI8- AI8 AI8+
Min:
WI1- WI1 WI1+ WI2- WI2 WI2+ WI3- WI3 WI3+ WI4- WI4 WI4+ WI5- WI5 WI5+ WI6- WI6 WI6+ WI7- WI7 WI7+ WI8- WI8 WI8+ WI9- WI9 WI9+ WI10- WI10 WI10+ WI11- WI11 WI11+ WI12- WI12 WI12+ WI13- WI13 WI13+ WI14- WI14 WI14+
Max:
WI1- WI1 WI1+ WI2- WI2 WI2+ WI3- WI3 WI3+ WI4- WI4 WI4+ WI5- WI5 WI5+ WI6- WI6 WI6+ WI7- WI7 WI7+ WI8- WI8 WI8+ WI9- WI9 WI9+ WI10- WI10 WI10+ WI11- WI11 WI11+ WI12- WI12 WI12+ WI13- WI13 WI13+ WI14- WI14 WI14+
Min:
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12
Max:
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12
Min:
F PD AD D TD ED
Max:
F PD AD D TD ED
Min:
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16
Max:
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16
Min:
1A 1A+ 1B 1B+ 1C 1C+ 2A 2A+ 2B 2B+ 2C 2C+ 3A 3A+ 3B 3B+ 3C 3C+ 4A 4A+ 4B 4B+ 4C 4C+ 5A 5A+ 5B 5B+ 5C 5C+ 6A 6A+ 6B 6B+ 6C 6C+ 7A 7A+ 7B 7B+ 7C 7C+ 8A 8A+ 8B 8B+ 8C 8C+ 9A 9A+ 9B 9B+ 9C
Max:
1A 1A+ 1B 1B+ 1C 1C+ 2A 2A+ 2B 2B+ 2C 2C+ 3A 3A+ 3B 3B+ 3C 3C+ 4A 4A+ 4B 4B+ 4C 4C+ 5A 5A+ 5B 5B+ 5C 5C+ 6A 6A+ 6B 6B+ 6C 6C+ 7A 7A+ 7B 7B+ 7C 7C+ 8A 8A+ 8B 8B+ 8C 8C+ 9A 9A+ 9B 9B+ 9C
Min:
1 1+ 2 2+ 3 3+ 4 4+ 5 5+ 6 6+ 7 7+ 8 8+
Max:
1 1+ 2 2+ 3 3+ 4 4+ 5 5+ 6 6+ 7 7+ 8 8+
Min:
1- 1 1+ 2- 2 2+ 3- 3 3+ 4- 4 4+ 5- 5 5+ 6- 6 6+ 7- 7 7+ 8- 8 8+ 9- 9 9+ 10- 10 10+ 11- 11 11+ 12- 12 12+
Max:
1- 1 1+ 2- 2 2+ 3- 3 3+ 4- 4 4+ 5- 5 5+ 6- 6 6+ 7- 7 7+ 8- 8 8+ 9- 9 9+ 10- 10 10+ 11- 11 11+ 12- 12 12+
Min:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Max:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Min:
1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 5A 5B 6A 6B 7A 7B
Max:
1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 5A 5B 6A 6B 7A 7B
B.I.G. feels so strange to grade because it really doesn’t feel that bad if you try just the moves. The crux is an 8a+ boulder problem and by now I have it dialed so well that I can do it easily even multiple times in a row. But because of the very powerful style of the boulder it’s way more difficult to do it after 80+ moves of climbing.
To me it felt a whole step beyond Perfecto Mundo which seems confirmed at 9b+. This alongside reflections with Adam made me propose 9c for B.I.G. While in my eyes the range for grades up to 9b seem to have settled due to the total amount of routes and ascents, this doesn’t yet seem the case for 9b+ and 9c, where the possibilities for comparison are still very limited. There are not even 10 climbers that claim to have sent 9b+, and the total of routes graded 9b+ or harder is still below 15, most of which are yet to see repeats. This makes it obvious that confines for both 9b+ and 9c are still blurry and will develop over time and through ascents and shared opinions. I hope they will come soon!