Frustrated with Climbing Ratings
So, as everyone says, it\’s hard to transpose ratings from one climbing area to another. I\’m working on a solution to that, but in the meantime I figured it\’d be good to jot down some relative weightings. There aren\’t too many places I\’ve climbed regularly, but here\’s a simple chart to compare them. If you have climbed at one of these and have additional gyms to add to the comparison, please let me know.
| Metrorock | Vertical Word | Planet Granite |
|---|---|---|
| Everett, MA | Seattle, WA | Sunnyvale, CA |
| 0 | +3 | +2 |
All ratings are relative to the hardest rated gym. EG, if the hardest rated gym (which has rating \”0\”) rates a route a 5.7, a gym rated \”+2\” would likely call that same route a 5.9. Likewise, a 5.10b at the hardest gym would probably be a 5.10c at a gym rated \”+1\”.
January 19th, 2009 at 10:54
Yeah, the gradings are amazingly all over the board. I am currently on an 8 months long road trip so hitting up a bunch of areas. In Little Rock City I can hit some of my hardest levels, but in Rock Town and HorsePens I am happy to send 2 grades easier. I actually think part of it has to do with one’s forte… and the other part is purely sandbagging.
Gyms are a whole different story…. Hope you are well. Best. Rachel
March 14th, 2012 at 08:36
Gyms that much depends on the level of the opener…