GRADE COLOUR CODES
All the routes in this database are assigned a colour code which spans the various different grading systems. The aim of the colour code is to equate to routes which a climber of a certain ability might like to consider. This means that sport routes and boulder problems of a certain colour tend to have harder moves than their equivalent-coloured trad routes since they are, on the whole, less serious undertakings.
| Grade Colour Codes |
| Sport Routes |
up to 4+ |
5 to 6a+ |
6b to 7a |
7a+ and up |
| Trad Routes |
up to S |
HS to HVS |
E1 to E3 |
E4 and up |
| Boulder Problems |
up to V0 |
V0+ to V2 |
V3 to V6 |
V7 and up |
| Winter Routes |
up to II |
II/III to III |
IV to V |
VI and up |
| Ice Routes |
up to WI 3 |
WI 4 to WI 5 |
WI 6 to WI 7 |
WI 8 and up |
| Mixed Routes |
up to M2 |
M3 to M4 |
M5 to M6 |
M7 and up |
| Norwegian Routes |
up to 4+ |
5- to 6- |
6 to 7- |
7 and up |
CRAG SYMBOLS
The crag symbols give a summary of the type of climbing found at each crag. There may well be exceptions eg. boulder problems on route crags, a trad route on a predominantly sport climbing crag.
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| Trad climbing requiring hand-placed protection |
Sport climbing with fixed bolted protection |
Bouldering |
Deep water soloing |
A crag with routes of different styles |
Winter (ice) climbing |
| Other Crag Symbols |
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| Approach walk angle |
Time crag is in the sun |
Approximate angle of crag |
Abseil approach required |
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| Seepage after bad weather |
Dry climbing in the rain |
A windy and exposed crag |
A tidal sea cliff |
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A crag with access restrictions - either a banned crag or a crag where there is special access information. |
ROUTE SYMBOLS
These refer to the type of climbing found on individual routes.
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| Quality stars |
Powerful climbing |
Technical climbing |
Fluttery climbing with a big fall potential |
Sustained climbing - pumpy or lots of hard moves |
Fingery climbing - sharp holds! |
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| A long reach may be required |
Rounded holds |
A dyno move (bouldering) |
A sit-down start (bouldering) |
A graunchy route - not specifically for hand and fist jams. |
Banned. Do not climb this route. |
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