Here's how winter climbing grades work. Just when you thought you had grades mastered ... Above III, individual crux pitches are also graded. For example, Point Five Gully at V,5 is a benchmark V, ...

Here's how winter climbing grades work. Just when you thought you had grades mastered ... Above III, individual crux pitches are also graded. For example, Point Five Gully at V,5 is a benchmark V, ...

Climbing grades differ by region or even by ... Any section that is between five and 10 moves is subjectively graded on V-grades (in the U.S.). Sections longer than 15 moves require the use ...

If you are a beginner climber and you feel like you have to learn another language to get on board, you are not alone. Climbing terminology is on a league of its own, but once you know the basics ...