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Six of the most commonly used systemsUK
| UIAA | French
sport | USA | Australian | | Technical
grade | | M | N/A | I to II | 1 | 5.1 - 5.2 | 4 - 5 | D | N/A | II to III+ | 1 to 2+ | 5.2 - 5.3 | 5 - 7 | | VD | N/A | III to III+ | 2 to 3- | 5.2 - 5.4 | 6 - 8 | HVD | N/A | III+ to IV+ | 2+ to 3- | 5.4 - 5.6 | 8 - 10 | MS | N/A | IV to IV+ | 3- to 3+ | 5.5 - 5.6 | 10 - 11 | S | 4a - 4b | IV to V- | 3 to 4 | 5.5 - 5.7 | 10 - 12 | HS | 4a - 4c | IV+ to V | 3 to 4+ | 5.6 - 5.7 | 12 - 13 | MVS | 4a -4c | IV+ to V | 3+ to 4+ | 5.6 - 5.7 | 12 - 14 | VS | 4a - 4c | V- to V+ | 4 to 5 | 5.7 - 5.8 | 13 - 15 | HVS | 4c - 5b | V+ to VI | 4+ to 6a | 5.8 - 5.9 | 15 - 18 | E1 | 5a - 5c | VI to VI+ | 5+ to 6a+ | 5.9 - 5.10a | 18 - 20 | E2 | 5b - 6a |
VI+ to VII | 6a+ to 6b+ | 5.10b - 5.10c | 19 - 21 | E3 | 5c - 6a | VII to VII+ | 6b to 6c | 5.10d - 5.11b | 20 - 22 | E4 | 6a - 6b | VII+ to VIII | 6c to 7a | 5.11b - 5.11d | 22 - 23 | E5 | 6a - 6c | VIII to IX- | 7a to 7b | 5.11d - 5.12b | 23 - 25 | E6 | 6b - 6c | IX- to IX+ | 7b to 7c+ | 5.12b - 5.13a | 25 - 28 | E7 | 6c - 7a | IX+ to X | 7c+ to 8a+ | 5.13a - 5.13c | 28 - 30 | E8 | 6c - 7a | X to X+ | 8a+ to 8b+ | 5.13c - 5.14a | 30 - 32 | E9 | 7a - 7b | X+ to XI | 8b+ to 8c+ | 5.14a - 5.14c | 32 - 34 | E10 | 7a - 7b | XI to XI+ | 8c+ to 9a+ | 5.14c - 5.15a | 34- 36 |
More grades included in the tableUK Adj. | UK | Fr. | US | Aus. | UIAA | Belg | Pol. | DDR | Nor. | Swe. | NCCS | HS | S | | | | | 5 | D
sup | | | 5- | 5- | | 4b | 5a | 5.7 | 14 | V | VIIa | 5+ | 5 | 5 | F7 | VS | 15 | 4c | 5b | 5.8 | 6- | inf
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sup | VI | VIIb | 5+ | 5+ | F8 | 16 | H
VS | 6 | 5a | 5c | 5.9 | 17 | VI+ | VIIc | 6- | 6- | F9 | 6+ | E1 | 18 | 5b | 6a | - a
b
5.10
c
+ d | 7- | inf
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sup | VI.1 | VIIIa | 6 | 6 | F10 | 19 | E2 | 7 | VI.1+ | VIIIb | 6+ | 6+ |
5c | 6b | 20 | F11 | 21 | 7+ | VI.2 | VIIIc | 7- | E3 | 7- | 6c | - a
b
5.11
c
+ d | 22 | 8- | inf
ABO | VI.2+ | IXa | F12 | 6a | 23 | 7 | 7 | E4 | 8 | VI.3 | IXb | 7a | 24 | 7+ | F13 | 25 | 8+ | VI.3+ | IXc | 7+ | E5 | 6b | -
7b
+ | - a
b
5.12
c
+ d | 26 | 9- | VI.4 | Xa | 8- | F14 | 8- | E6 | 27 | 9 | VI.4+ | 8 | 6c | -
7c
+ | 28 | 9+ | Xb | 8 | F15 | | VI.5 | 8+ | E7 | - a
b
5.13
c
+ d | 29 | 10- | 8a
+ | 30 | VI.5+ | Xc | 8+ | F16 | 7a | 10 | 9- | E8 | 31 | VI.6 | 9- | F17
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+ | 9 | - a
b
5.14
c
+ d | 32 | 11 | VI.7 | | E9 | 9 | | 7b | 8c
+ | 33 | 9+ | | 34 | 7c | 9a |
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