In a global survey of climbing participants it was found that only 9.2 percent of respondents' highest lead climb was between 8a and 8c+ in the French scale, or V6 to V10/V11. The highest lead grade of 46.3 percent of respondents was between a 6a and 6c+ (V0 and V2/V3).
Distribution of lead climbers worldwide as of 2020, by highest grade climbed
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Ispo.com. (June 23, 2020). Distribution of lead climbers worldwide as of 2020, by highest grade climbed [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311460/highest-grade-climbed-lead-climbers-worldwide/
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Ispo.com. (2020). Distribution of lead climbers worldwide as of 2020, by highest grade climbed. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311460/highest-grade-climbed-lead-climbers-worldwide/
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Distribution of lead climbers worldwide as of 2020, by highest grade climbed [Graph], Ispo.com, June 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311460/highest-grade-climbed-lead-climbers-worldwide/