At the upper T5/T6 levels, the nature of difficulties can be so different (climbing, exposure, glaciers, loose terrain…) that it’s very hard to make such general statements without knowing specific cases, like the one mentioned. That path “in some places presents third-grade difficulties”. If these are only few and short, without exposure or can be easily secured with a rope for someone with less climbing experience, it may be much easier than an extremely exposed ridge hike.
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