Yosemite Decimal System
info from rec.climbing
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Class 1
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Walking on a trail
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Class 2
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Scrambling with use of hands
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Class 3
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Steeper climbing with handholds, some exposure, usually no need for a rope.
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Class 4
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Steep, exposed, but easy climbing with rope for safety.
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Class 5
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Technical rock climbing - specific climbing moves necessary, with a rope and intermediate protection necessary on each pitch. Originally this was split up from 5.0 - 5.9 but, as time went on people did harder climbs, hence the present state of the art, 5.14.
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Class 6
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This is how aid climbing was originally denoted. This has since been shed for the current aid rating systems, which are denoted by A0 - A5, based on difficulty of the aid placements, and the danger of a prospective fall.
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more info HERE
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