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zero to outdoor lead, in the order that kept me safe
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- 01Get top-rope belay certified at your gym
- 02REI: Lead Climbing Basics↗
- 036 months of steady top-rope mileage, flashing 5.10b
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🧗the grade chart I check mid-session
gym uses V, the crag I climb at uses YDS, my one euro trip used French. this is the only conversion I trust, cross-checked against Mountain Project's chart not vibes
01
V0 = 5.6-5.7 = 4
02
V1 = 5.8 = 5
03
V2 = 5.9 = 5+
04
V3 = 5.10a-5.10b = 6a
this is the jump where gym V3 and outdoor 5.10a stopped feeling the same to me, footwork gap not strength
05
V4 = 5.10c-5.10d = 6a+/6b
06
V5 = 5.11a-5.11b = 6b+
the wall where I started actually reading beta below instead of just pulling
07
V6 = 5.11c-5.11d = 6c
08
V7 = 5.12a = 6c+
09
V8 = 5.12b-5.12c = 7a
this is the row I actually check mid-session, everything above it I just look up
10
V9 = 5.12d = 7a+
11
V10 = 5.13a = 7b/7b+
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