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The rating scale has also shifted. A difficult route may have been graded a 5.10 when it was established, simply because that was the limit of the scale. But if
by erjiang 12y ago
The rating scale has also shifted. A difficult route may have been graded a 5.10 when it was established, simply because that was the limit of the scale. But if it were regraded today it might have a more precise grade like 5.12b.
- justinator 12y agoIt should also be noted that a lot of routes in Yosemite were never re-graded and are just simply "5.9+". Hard routes with a too-low grade are known as, "sandbagged".