Where does the name “5.11 Tactical” come from?
The “5.11″ in 5.11 Tactical is a reference to a class of climbing difficulty. More specifically, 5.11 is a specific ranking in the Yosemite Decimal System. YDS is a set of numeric ratings descrbing the the degree of difficulty in a rock climb. The “5″ in 5.11 refers to a class 5 climb, which is the most difficult possible. It is further divded into subclasses with “.11″ indicating a particularly challenging class 5 climb. At the time that the name 5.11 Tactical was coined a 5.11 climb was at the top end of the scale. Today, however, class 5 climbing contains 13 official subdivisions with 5.13 being the most advanced.
Posted on April 18, 2009 at 2:41 pm by Jeanette K. · Permalink
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