Grades. Love them or hate them, they have become a facet of our sport that is unavoidable. Every problem, every route, whether it is in a gym or at the crag has a number affixed to its name.
Half way into his three month trip to the Rocklands in South Africa, Jessie has ticked four v10's, two v11's, a v12, a v13 and recently Jessie nabbed his first v14!
