Pete Whittaker Instagram – Despite my initial doubts when I was introduced to O-grades (O stands for Ondra) by @wide_boyz, the idea really stuck with me, and I started developing the subject a bit better 👌@petewhittaker01 and @tompaulrandall’s original proposition was that whatever I flash, it’s given O0. Whatever I climb in one session, then it gets O1. Whatever I climb in two sessions gets O2 👊
My main scepticism was that the grade O0 is simply too wide ☝️ The grading scale should give you good information about how hard a certain climb is. But O0 can get anything from the approach scrambles, my warm-up routes, limit onsights, or flashes. So my proposition is to include minus points too 💪
O-3 is a scramble. O-2 is an easy warm-up. O-1 is a regular warm-up. O0 is a climb where I have to be focused, O0 is a climb where I really have to fight “a muerte” on my first try. Furthermore, you can still add “minus” or “plus” to every route, depending on whether my ascent was a casual, or big fight 🔥
Following this logic, I give a few examples of how these routes should be graded:
Il Domani 9a onsight, Super Crackinette 9a flash or Just do it 8c = O0
Silence 9c = O60
La Dura Dura = 042
Bon Voyage 9a = O3
DNA 7a (world’s most climbed 7a?) = O-2-
Bourinator 8a = O-1
Marroncita 8b = O-0-
Mind Control 8c = O0
Sensacion del Bloque 9a = O1
I suggest that all climbing gyms, including IFSC competitions, should use this grading system from now on 🤜🤛 @8a.nu website has already agreed to change their French grading system to O-grades as the guru Jens Larsen agrees that O-grades are much more accurate and less subjective than the French grading system. Their software engineers are working on this change, and I am eagerly waiting for @ifsclimbing’s response 🙏
Check out this landing page to find out more 👉 wideboyz.com/O-grades and enjoy our cool t-shirt with O-grades at 10% OFF 😎
Photos by @bernardo_gimenez, @pet.phot and @ivaondra
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