I'm looking to head to climb in europe for the first time this summer (to chamonix), and have been curious about some of the route ratings: leading at HVS or HS, (Hard Very Severe, Very Severe), etc.
I realize these european ratings are similar to the commitment grade for YDS (grade III, IV, etc); how do these compare?
Could someone give examples of climbs in the sierra that correspond to leading at VS or HVS? And with mountaineering grades of D or AD?
The climbing itself for many of these chamonix routes seem to be ~5.5-5.7 YDS for HVS or VS, so I'm looking for verification on whether this is accurate by comparing to climbs that i know around here.