Activity Grades
0 - No skill
1 - Walk for 2 hours on flat path with daypack
2 - Walk for 2 hours on undulating bush track with daypack
3 - Walk for 4 hours on flat path with daypack
4 - Walk for 4 hours on undulating bush track with daypack
5 - Walk for 6 hours on undulating bush track OR walk for 4 hours on very rough undulating bush track with daypack OR walk for 2 days (Camping with 4 hours walking each day) on undulating bush track with overnight pack
6 - Walk for 8 hours on undulating bush track OR walk for 6 hours (4 hours if very steep and / or "Off Track") on very rough undulating bush track with daypack OR walk for 2 days (Camping with 6 hours walking each day) on undulating bush track with overnight pack
7 - Walk for 10 hours (6 hours if very steep and / or "Off Track") on very rough undulating bush track with daypack OR walk for 3 days (Camping with 6 hours walking each day) on undulating bush track with overnight pack
8 - Walk for 12 hours (8 hours if very steep and / or "Off Track") on very rough undulating bush track with daypack OR walk for 4-7 days (Camping with 6 hours walking each day) on undulating bush track with heavy overnight pack
9 - Walk for 14 hours (10 hours if very steep and / or "Off Track") on very steep very rough undulating bush track with daypack OR walk for 7-14 days (Camping with 6 hours walking each day) on undulating bush track with very heavy overnight pack
10 - Walk for 14 hours "Off Track" on very steep very rough undulating bush track with heavy daypack OR 2 days with heavy overnight pack and 10 - 14 hours a day
11 - 2-5 days walking 10-14 hours "Off Track" on very steep very rough undulating bush track with heavy overnight pack
0 - No skill
1 - Aus 8-10 / US up to 5.3 / Fr up to 2 (from walking up stairs to climbing a vertically straight ladder)
2 - Aus 11-13 / US 5.4-5.5 / Fr 2+ to 3 (from climbing a vertically straight ladder to a challenging but possible climb for about 50% of first time climbers)
3 - Aus 14-15 / US 5.6 / Fr 4 (only 10% of first timers get to this level on their first attempt but the majority make it after 5 or 6 climbing sessions)
4 - Aus 16-17 / US 5.7-5.8 / Fr 5 (For the average young adult this will take a dozen or more climbing sessions)
5 - Aus 18-20 / US 5.9-5.10b / Fr 5+ to 6b
6 - Aus 21-22 / US 5.10c-5.11a / Fr 6b+ to 6c
7 - Aus 23-25 / US 5.11b-5.12a / Fr 6c+ to 7a+
8 - Aus 26-28 / US 5.12b-5.13a / Fr 7b-7c+
9 - Aus 29 and higher
0 - No skill
1 - Have done easy abseil once or twice
2 - Abseil Skills 1 Pass - Poor technique and confident on few abseils
3 - Abseil Skills 1 Credit - OK technique and confident on some abseils
4 - Abseil Skills 1 Distinction - Good technique and confident on most abseils
5 - Can abseil in difficult, slippery canyon abseils
6 - Knows some basic rigging and assisting roles
7 - Abseil Skills 2 Pass
8 - Abseil Skills 2 Credit
9 - Abseil Skills 2 Distinction
10 - Rope Skills 3 Pass
11 - Rope Skills 3 Credit
12 - Rope Skills 3 Distinction
13 - Rope Skills 4 Pass
14 - Rope Skills 4 Credit
15 - Rope Skills 4 Distinction
0 - No Skill
1 - Have used a map and compass once or twice before
2 - Have used a map and compass a number of times
3 - Participated on Navigation Skills 1 course - Pass grade
4 - Participated on Navigation Skills 1 course - Credit grade
5 - Participated on Navigation Skills 1 course - Distinction grade OR Nav Skills 2 Pass
6 - Participated on Navigation Skills 2 course - Credit grade
7 - Participated on Navigation Skills 2 course - Distinction grade
8 - Can Navigate in tracked mountainous wilderness areas with most tracks marked
9 - Can Navigate in tracked mountainous wilderness areas with few tracks marked
10 - Can Navigate in poorly tracked mountainous wilderness areas with little or no tracks marked
11 - Can Navigate in untracked thick and dangerous mountainous wilderness areas
12 - Can Navigate anywhere in normal conditions such as thick wilderness with little or no features
13 - Can Navigate anywhere in extreme conditions such as in the dark or "white out"
0 - No Skill
1 - 1h/15km flat road cycling
2 - 3h/40km flat road cycling or shorter trip with hills
3 - 1h/10km mountain biking on easy flat tracks
4 - 3h/30km mountain biking on easy flat tracks
5 - 1h/10km mountain biking on slightly technical tracks (e.g. Oaks)
6 - 3h/40km mountain biking on slightly technical tracks (e.g. Oaks) or daytrip on road
7 - 3h+/45km+ on technical tracks at a good pace (e.g. Red Hills)
8 - full day road or mountain bike trip at a sustained pac
9 - several day rides on and off road
10 - challenging several day rides
0 - No Skill
1 - Can swim 10m
2 - Can swim 20m
3 - Can swim 50m
4 - Can swim 100m
5 - Can swim 500m
6 - Higher than level 5
