Grade (climbing)
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Many climbing routes have grades to calibrate the technical difficulty, and in some cases the risks, of the route to the climber. The first ascensionist can suggest a grade but it will be amended for
Action Directe was a major milestone in free climbing grades when Wolfgang Güllich freed it in 1991 at 9a (French), 5.14d (American YDS), XI (UIAA).
The six levels (Grade I–VI) of the "Welzenbach scale", from 1926
Adam Ondra on the sport climbing route Silence, one of the hardest free climbing routes in the world and the first-ever proposed at 9c (French), 5.15d (American YDS), and XII+ (UIAA).
Alex Honnold's 2017 free solo of Freerider on El Capitan was the first-ever big-wall free solo at the grade of 5.13a (American) or 7c+ (French)
Alex Honnold
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Alexander J Honnold is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big wall climbing routes. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the first person to free so
Grade (climbing)
…used as a prefix (e.g. f6a+); this should not be confused with the use of the capitalized "F" or "fb" prefix in Font boulder grades. American YDS grade Alex Honnold's 2017 free solo of Freerider on El Capitan was the first-ever big-wall free solo at the grade of 5.13a (American) or 7c+ (French) The American YDS (or…
Honnold in 2023
Honnold at the Trento Film Festival in 2014
Honnold in 2022