<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 11:11, Tod Fitch <<a href="mailto:tod@fitchfamily.org">tod@fitchfamily.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Being a Sierra Club member in California, it seems to me that the Yosemite Decimal System (YDS) [1], originally created by the Sierra Club is made to order for this. Classes 1 through 3 are basically hiking, 4 is transitional and 5 is technical climbing. My understanding having been exposed to this for decades is slightly different from that in Wikipedia mine are:<br>
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1 - No special gear or equipment needed. If not the equivalent to a city sideway in difficulty, it is very close.<br>
2 - Uneven, loose or other surfaces where good hiking shoes are advisable.<br>
3 - You may occasionally need to use a hand to steady yourself in difficult areas.<br>
4 - Climbing or scrambling but low exposure and/or low risk of injury such that safety equipment like ropes are not required.<br>
5 - Climbing requiring technical skills and equipment.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>We have a similar system here</div><div><br></div><div>The Australian Walking Track Grading System</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail-co8aDb gmail-gsrt">Grade 1 is suitable for the disabled with assistance</div><div class="gmail-co8aDb gmail-gsrt"><br></div><div class="gmail-co8aDb gmail-gsrt">Grade 2 is suitable for families with young children</div><div class="gmail-co8aDb gmail-gsrt"><br></div><div class="gmail-co8aDb gmail-gsrt">Grade 3 is recommended for people with some bushwalking experience</div><div class="gmail-co8aDb gmail-gsrt"><br></div><div class="gmail-co8aDb gmail-gsrt">Grade 4 is recommended for experienced bushwalkers, and</div><div class="gmail-co8aDb gmail-gsrt"><br></div><div class="gmail-co8aDb gmail-gsrt">Grade 5 is recommended for very experienced bushwalkers</div><div class="gmail-co8aDb gmail-gsrt"><br></div><div class="gmail-co8aDb gmail-gsrt"><a href="https://www.aussiebushwalking.com/grading">https://www.aussiebushwalking.com/grading</a></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br>
</div><div class="gmail_quote">Thanks<div><br></div><div>Graeme</div>
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