In reply to Chubbard:
> (In reply to Robert Durran) a grade or two sounds harsh. You could argue that anyone on an E10 or an E11 could scream for a top rope from their camera crew.
You certainly could!
> 1/2 a grade off for reduced committment?
On the other hand, he is American, and Americans don't have or indeed undrerstand a proper grading system, so the point is probably entirely academic.........