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Re:Three American Climbers Solve the 'Last Great Problem in ... by bhickey on Friday December 01, 2023 @08:42PM (#38494979)
5.9+ doesn't mean "harder than 5.9," it's a specific grade of indeterminate difficulty. YDS used to top out at 5.9 before 10a and the gang were added. Any climb that's graded 5.9+ pre-dates the extension of YDS beyond 5.9.
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Re:Three American Climbers Solve the 'Last Great Problem in ... by kdmccormick on Friday December 01, 2023 @08:51PM (#38495041)
Unfortunately, some gyms are now using 5.9+ to mean a grade between 5.9 and 5.10a, which is very different than the traditional meaning of 5.9+.
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