If an aid route rated 5.10 A2 does it mean that the rout would go at 5.10 without aid or that in addition to the A2 aid there will be 5.10 free climbing?
This rating means that there will be free climbing up to 5.10 in addition to aid climbing at A2. If the latter is the case, does it mean that the free section can’t be aided without bolts, or that the aid on the free section is harder, or that whoever did the FA preferred to free-climb that section for speed? It really depends. Sometimes the free climbing is mandatory and can’t be aided, sometimes it’s just a crack that goes at 5.10 but can be aided quite easily. It’s a case by case thing. Hooking 5.9-5.10 face can get pretty exciting… 🙂 See also: Big Wall Ratings from Climbing Magazine Comparison of Australian “M” grades with US “A” grade on Google Groups hard A4 vs.
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- If an aid route rated 5.10 A2 does it mean that the rout would go at 5.10 without aid or that in addition to the A2 aid there will be 5.10 free climbing?
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