 Instead the climb is given its one general grading, and if any of the other factors is outstanding, this is stated verbally in the short introduction to that climb"

The current practice is to make mention of all factors affecting the climber's experience (exposure, difficulty of setting protection or outright lack of protection) in the description of the climb contained in the guide.There are several systems in use to grade mountain climbs.Alpine mountaineering routes are usually graded based on all of their different aspects, as they can be very diverse.