One of my first times going bouldering outside, I thought I was hot stuff. I was finally doing V7s and V8s in my gym, so I was gonna crush on real rock, right? I spent 45 minutes (and all of my energy ...

Climbing grades differ by region or even by crag within the same area. Some routes or boulders may be graded by the hardest ...

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, its ...

Adam Ondra is right: one of the most debated aspects in climbing are the grades of the routes. The Czech is one of the most experienced climbers in the world and who better than him therefore to ...

“How hard is it?” asked a University of Colorado Boulder student one day last week as I dangled from a static line in the Flatirons. “What’s the grade?” asked a friend a few days later as I placed the ...

V-grade, French or Font? Have indoor grades got you scratching your head? Here's an overview of what to expect at the wall... Grades can feel pretty mystifying if you're new climbing. If you've ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Siegrist on Climbing grades differ by region or even by crag within the same area. Some routes or boulders may be graded by the ...