That's the point, comparing them is pointless
I don't use them. We're on a forum and I'm sharing my pov, no doylo not that kind, on them. What you will find is that if you do lots of traverses you'll get good at doing that grade traverse, which won't in any way relate to the same route grade. You are r-man and I claim my £5
The main reason why trav fitness doesn't always convert to route fitness is, in my opinion, less likely to be physiological and more likely to be psychological and tactical.
From the porthole on the far right, traverse left below the break, then into Low Traverse and finish up Debris. French Grade: 8a+. Apparently, it is best done "in tights, a 'banana' pod chalkbag and two bits of carpet (one for each end).
weed killer is only 12 moves long, its hard to translate to sport grade, but i guess hard 7b+ would be more appropriate not 7c+
powerband for me is 13 moves, again hard to translate, hard 8a if i had to say staminaband is 8b+ and 24 moves long
minus ten traverse (no break) is nowhere near 7c maybe 7a? haven't done it since last year but remember is being very easy and felt like you could just rest on every move along it. like wise with break maybe 6b
Whats the grade if my cat climbs weedkiller?
All this really goes to show you can't really give sport grades to traverses, it doesn't work, leads to cracktalk like the above, they're not routes they're boulder problems. It's a bit like saying "I've got a dog, but I think from certain angles in certain light, if I squint, it reminds me a bit of a cat, so assuming it's actually a cat what species of cat would it be?". It's not a fucking cat its a dog.
It's a bit like saying "I've got a dog, but I think from certain angles in certain light, if I squint, it reminds me a bit of a cat, so assuming it's actually a cat what species of cat would it be?". It's not a fucking cat its a dog.
Quote from: dave on September 17, 2015, 08:23:57 amIt's a bit like saying "I've got a dog, but I think from certain angles in certain light, if I squint, it reminds me a bit of a cat, so assuming it's actually a cat what species of cat would it be?". It's not a fucking cat its a dog.But both blocs and routes are made of moves, whereas cats are not made of lots of small dogs (I hope, not looked at one under a microscope). Still, they are somewhat incomparable, maybe more like saying "I've got a stripey moggy but I think from certain angles in certain light, if I squint, it reminds me a bit of a tiger, so assuming it's actually a tiger, how old a tiger would it be?"... or maybe not.....
and then there's the old favorite linking all 3 tiered traverses into Crimps and Pockets 6C,6A,5,6B. 7b+? changing the order of the traverses will make a difference
The Virgin Traverse, Almscliff - F6B+ / 9a+?