Sector: GradesRoutes run easiest to hardest, left to right
Every Font grade, converted to the V scale
One page per grade from 5A to 9A, with its V-scale match, the sport grade beside it where one applies, and where the comparison breaks down. Kept going by readers of the original Dead Point Magazine.
As seen in
Climber profiles
Ape index (wingspan minus height) beside each climber whose profile lists it. Every profile adds hometown, start year and notable climbs with grades.
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