Bouldering grades comparison table
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V (America)
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Fontainebleau (France)
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V0
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4
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V0+
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4+
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V1
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5
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V2
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5+
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V3
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6a/6a+
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V4
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6c/6b+
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V5
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6c/6c+
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V6
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7a
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V7
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7a+
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V8
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7b
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V8+
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7b+
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V9
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7c
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V10
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7c+
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V11
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8a
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V12
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8a+
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V13
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8b
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V14
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8b+
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| V15 |
8c |
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| The V scale was invented in Hueco and takes the initial of nickname "Vern" of one of America's most influential boulderers, John Sherman. |
| The Fontainbleau scale, as its name suggets, was developed in one of Europe's premier bouldering areas, in the homonimous forest on the outskirts of Paris. |
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