In reply to Simos:
> As I almost exclusively do bouldering these days, was just curious about the following: say the hardest grade I can reliably flash is 6a, what do you reckon my 'limit' is likely to be if I worked a route for a few weeks?
Possibly a lot harder, possibly pretty close to 6a, it depends. My 'flash quite a few of them' grade has always been pretty similar to my 'several sessions of effort' grade, maybe 1 or 2 V/Font grades apart.
> Also curious to know - when sometimes asked I say that I climb 6a but I can reliably flash 6a routes. To me for some reason my 'grade' was always the grade i could actually flash. What do people usually use when asked what grade they climb?
Depends who's asking and why, casual conversation would elicit a casual description, HVS ish, low-mid F7s, V3 or 4 etc maybe with a comment on the style, maybe not depending whether it'd be understood. If planning a trip or discussing specific achievements with someone who'd understand the difference I'd be more specific.
Different people mean different things when they say they climb grade-x, there is no standard.
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