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The Fontainebleau Bouldering Scale
The Font scale is Europe's bouldering grade system from the forest south of Paris — how its numbers and letters work.
The V-Scale: Understanding Bouldering Grades
The V-scale is the American bouldering grade system from V0 to V17 — a clear guide to how it works and how it compares to Font.
The UIAA Grading Scale Explained
The UIAA scale uses Roman numerals and survives in the Alps and German-speaking regions — a clear guide to how it works.
The Yosemite Decimal System Explained
The YDS is North America's grading language — a clear guide to its classes, the 5.x scale, and the R and X danger ratings.
Read more →The French Sport Grading System Explained
The French scale is the world standard for sport climbing — a clear breakdown of how its numbers, letters, and plus signs work.
Read more →Understanding Climbing Grades Around the World
Climbing grades measure difficulty, but every country and discipline has its own system — here is how the major scales compare.
Read more →Bouldering vs Sport vs Trad: Understanding the Disciplines
Bouldering, sport, and trad are the three main disciplines of rock climbing, each with its own gear, risk, and style.
Read more →Flatanger and the Hardest Routes in the World
On Norway's central coast, the Hanshelleren cave at Flatanger holds some of the hardest sport routes ever climbed.
Read more →Kjugekull and Sweden's Bouldering Scene
In southern Sweden, Kjugekull is one of the country's best bouldering areas.
Read more →Bohuslän: Sweden's Granite Slab Paradise
On Sweden's west coast, Bohuslän offers some of Europe's finest granite slab and crack climbing.
Read more →Choosing Between Tonsai and Railay
Two neighbouring beaches on Thailand's Andaman coast, Tonsai and Railay offer contrasting climbing vibes.
Read more →Paklenica: Croatian Limestone by the Adriatic
On Croatia's Dalmatian coast, Paklenica offers superb limestone climbing in a dramatic canyon.
Read more →Meteora: Climbing the Pillars of Thessaly
In central Greece, Meteora's surreal conglomerate pillars hold adventurous climbing beneath ancient monasteries.
Read more →Leonidio: Greece's Rising Sport Climbing Star
On the Peloponnese coast, Leonidio has exploded into a premier sport climbing destination.
Read more →Cadarese: Italian Granite Cracks
In the Ossola valleys of northern Italy, Cadarese offers superb granite crack climbing.
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