but we should always grade assuming its the first time round. afterall thats what grades are for, to direct a visitor as to what problems are worth trying.
nice sentiments dave. Brought a tear to my eye.
I've always got the impression that, at least in Font, problems are graded assuming that you've found the "knack". In font this means that "tricky" problems, like Berezina, can feel tough until they're fully dialled, whereas straighforward problems like Alta, for example, are a piece of piss for the visiting climber.
This effect is often explained by suggesting the french are weak, but no self respecting climber could subscribe to that theory these days, could they?
