Rucksack Guide--Alpinism by Alun Richardson

Author:Alun Richardson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781408126004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2019-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

The difficulty and seriousness of a route grade is also affected by the current conditions – crevasses open up, bergschrunds become impassable, and straightforward ice/snow may be technically difficult mixed climbing. Rock can become verglassed or even snow covered, sometimes making life easier. The overall grades have a ‘+’ or ‘–’ to indicate minor differences.

See the following table for further information on various grades.

ALPINE GRADING SYSTEM

Grade

Description

F Facile (easy)

Straightforward, possibly a glacier approach and very simple scrambling. The snow or ice will be of an easy angle, e.g. Allalinhorn, West Ridge and Aiguille du Tour.

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