Editing Scrambling (section)

==Classification systems==

[[Image:Aggy ridge.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Aonach Eagach]] above the A82, looking up [[Glen Coe]], [[Scotland]].]]
By climbing grade, the [[United States|U.S.]] generally defines scrambling as Class 2 or 3 in the [[Yosemite Decimal System]] of [[climbing]] difficulties.<ref name=freedom>{{cite book|title=Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills|edition=6th|publisher=The Mountaineers|year=1997|isbn=0-89886-427-5}}</ref>{{rp|511}} In the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Climbing grade#British|climbing system]], it is ''Easy'' with some of the harder scrambles incorporating moves of ''Moderate'' or even ''Difficult'' standard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebmc.co.uk/understanding-scrambling-grades|title = Scrambling skills: The grades explained}}</ref>

In Britain, scrambles are usually rated using Ashton's<ref>{{cite book|first=Steve|last=Ashton|title=Scrambles in Snowdonia|publisher=Cicerone Press|year=1992|isbn=1-85284-088-9}}</ref> system of either Grade 1, 2, 3 or 3S (S for serious), with the grade being based around technical difficulty and [[Glossary of climbing terms#E|exposure]]. The North Ridge of [[Tryfan]] in [[Snowdonia]], or Striding Edge on [[Helvellyn]] in the [[Lake District]], are classic Grade 1 scrambles. At the other end of the scale, Broad Stand on [[Scafell]] is usually considered Grade 3 or 3S. Some of the older Scottish guidebooks used a system of grades 1 to 5, leading to considerable confusion and variation over grades 1, 2 and 3 in Scotland, however most well-known scrambles now have a standardised rating.