Climbing grades differ by region or even by crag within the same area. Some routes or boulders may be graded by the hardest move, while others feel like they factor in rests. Ultimately ...

Motivated by debates on facebook, the Italian climber and photographer Riky Felderer shares his point of view about an issue that knows no end: climbing grades. I followed with interest a ...

Here's how winter climbing grades work. Just when you thought you had grades mastered, here’s another system. Here's how winter climbing grades work. Winter routes are graded for difficulty and ...

The relation between lead grade and climbing injury is linear. Multivariate analysis removed the effect of sex as an independent predictor. Conclusions—Many climbers sustain overuse injury. The most ...

Here's how winter climbing grades work. Just when you thought you had grades mastered, here’s another system. Here's how winter climbing grades work. Winter routes are graded for difficulty and ...