Climbing Grades

  • Grade F

    Easy scree or gentle snow or short slopes up to 30 degrees ...

  • Grade PD

    Scrambling ground, slopes maybe 40 degrees ...

  • Grade AD

    Some pitched climbing on rock, snow/ice 45-50 degrees ...

  • Grade D

    Sustained pitched climbing on rock, ice up to 50-60 degrees ...

  • Grade TD

    Serious technical climbing, vertical ice ...

  • Grade ED1

    Expect sustained vertical or overhanging sections ...

  • Grade ED2

    The ED series is open ended, and gets harder with each generation ...