Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!jon From: jon@utcs.UUCP (Jon Alexander) Newsgroups: net.rec Subject: Rock-climb rating systems Message-ID: <831@utcs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 16:02:37 EDT Article-I.D.: utcs.831 Posted: Thu Aug 15 16:02:37 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Aug-85 16:11:50 EDT Reply-To: jon@utcs.UUCP (Jon Alexander) Organization: University of Toronto - General Purpose UNIX Lines: 18 Anybody out there into rock-climbing of some form? I want to know something: What is the basis for the "North American" (?) rating system of climbs, which goes 5.1,5.2....5.14 (I believe). Also, who started it? Finally, what other systems are there? Can anybody fill me in? -- Jon 'Big J' Alexander, U. of Toronto Comp. Serv. Toronto, Ontario, CANADA ...!{decvax}!utzoo!utcs!jon {ihnp4 } BITNET: jon@utoronto