About Mantle
Track your progress, measure your growth, compete with friends, and most importantly - have fun.
The Team
Carson
Ideas Guy
Piotr
Ideas Guy & QA
Jeremy
Ideas Guy & QA
Tiffini
Lead QA
Andrea
Lead Support
Oreo
Support Manager
The idea
The idea originated during a climbing session where a few of us played a game where we started at V1 and if you sent it, you move up to V2 - if you didn't send V2, you fell back down to V1 and so on so forth. The initial desire was actually for a way to track this game, not any of what Mantle currently is. As we thought about it more and looked at existing apps, we realized that something like this could be a cool way to augment climbing sessions, have friendly competition, and provide climbers with historical data. That all being said, we still implemented a way to track the game - you can play it now in the app. Start Session and you'll see “Piotr's Game” available to play.
Why "Mantle"?
A mantle is a climbing move where you press down on a ledge or shelf to push your body up and over it. It's one of the more distinctive techniques in climbing, and it felt like the perfect metaphor for what the app is about: pushing yourself up to the next level. Every session is a chance to mantle up, earn a higher rating, climb harder grades, and see yourself progress over time.
Who we are
We're a group of friends who like to climb casually and have friendly competition. A few of us also like data (go figure).