Bouldering 5C route at Boulder Brighton - Video

This is my favourite 5C route at Boulder Brighton.

They change the routes every 4 weeks or so, which is amazing but it does mean your favourite routes get replaced, so climb them as many times as possible before they go haha.

Quick Explanation of what a 5C grade actually means (The Font Scale):

The scale starts at 1 and progresses upwards. The higher the number, the more difficult the bouldering problem. Once the Font Scale reaches the number 6, some funky things start to happen.

At this point, rather than simply increasing the number when a climb gets more difficult, the scale adds certain suffixes to the number to indicate changes in difficulty. The first suffix is a letter: either A, B, or C. The later the letter in the alphabet, the more difficult the climb. Thus, a 6C is harder than a 6B is harder than a 6A.

So I am climbing a 5C, which is harder than a 5A and 5B, but easier than a 6A. The next step up from a 5C, would be a 6A.

I am comfortable climbing the 5 grade range, and can do some 6As, but I am not at the point yet where I can comfortably tackle all 6A problems.

I'll upload a 6A next time so you can see the jump in difficulty. It's quite a leap.

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