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kfc6936
Dec 29, 2009, 9:38 AM
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Does any one know what is the rating system in japan compared to the rating system in the us.
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qtm
Dec 29, 2009, 3:41 PM
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The site above references bouldering. I haven't bouldered in Japan so I don't know.
Routes in the areas around Tokyo that I've been to all use YDS. My guide book for the Izu Peninsula is all YDS.
Might be different in other areas.
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el_layclimber
Dec 29, 2009, 4:36 PM
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From what I have seen a mix of different rating systems is used. I've been to Horu-iwa, just outside of Kobei, where they use the UIAA rating system. The dan system comes from karate rankings, where 1-dan would be a first-degree blackbelt.
I have also seen some of the most hilarious guiding practices ever when I was there, but that's another thread.
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quiteatingmysteak
Dec 31, 2009, 6:00 AM
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el_layclimber wrote: From what I have seen a mix of different rating systems is used. I've been to Horu-iwa, just outside of Kobei, where they use the UIAA rating system. The dan system comes from karate rankings, where 1-dan would be a first-degree blackbelt. I have also seen some of the most hilarious guiding practices ever when I was there, but that's another thread.
well than make it!
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domu888
Apr 4, 2010, 1:16 PM
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The usual ranking system for non-bouldering routes is usually YDS, but you will also find some routes listed with European grades. The older climbs often use a German system.
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