Guides
Everything you need to know about using Mantle - from your first session to running gym competitions.
Getting Started
Get set up in under a minute. Mantle calibrates your starting rating from a quick questionnaire so your rank is accurate from day one.
1
Download Mantle
Grab the app from the App Store or Google Play and create an account with your email.
2
Pick your disciplines
Choose Bouldering, Sport Climbing, or both. Each discipline has its own independent rating track.
3
Set your starting level
Scroll to the hardest grade you've sent recently. This seeds your initial rating so you don't start from zero.
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Choose your home gym
Search for your gym to set it as your default session location. You can skip this and set it later.
Your rank stays hidden until you complete your first session - then your placement rating locks in and your rank is revealed.
How to Log a Session
Logging a climb takes under five seconds. Everything else - ratings, insights, social features - is derived from that simple input.
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Start a session
Tap the play button to the right of the navigation bar in the app. Pick your gym from favorites, search, or skip for an unspecified location.
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Log your climbs
For each climb, pick the grade, ascent type (onsight, flash, send, attempt, etc.), and optionally set the wall style and feel (soft/normal/hard). Everything is on one screen.
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End the session
Tap review climbs when you're done. Review your logged climbs, swipe to delete any mistakes, or tap to edit details.
4
Tag climbing partners
Search for other Mantle users you climbed with.
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Verify your session
Choose from location verification (GPS), partner verification (notification to tagged partners), or a witness link anyone can use.
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Share to feed
Add a note or photo and publish to your feed. Friends will see your session, rating change, and any achievements unlocked.
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Rating updates
Your session is processed and within seconds, your updated rating and rank appear on the home screen.
Understanding Your Rating & Rank
Mantle uses a skill rating system adapted from other competitive platforms. Routes are treated as opponents, and your rating updates after every session based on what you climbed and how you climbed it.
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How your rating changes
Sending harder routes pushes your rating up. Falling on easier routes pulls it down. The system accounts for ascent type (onsight vs. attempt), how the grade felt (soft/normal/hard), and diminishing returns for repeating the same grade.
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Separate tracks
Bouldering and sport climbing have fully independent ratings and ranks. Progress in one doesn't affect the other.
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Confidence
New accounts start with high uncertainty. As you log more sessions, the system becomes more confident and your rating stabilizes. Long breaks increase uncertainty again.
| Rank | Boulder | Ropes (Sport) |
|---|---|---|
| Prospect | VB – V1 | 5.5 – 5.7 |
| Scrambler | V1 – V3 | 5.8 – 5.9 |
| Sender | V3 – V5 | 5.10a – 5.11a |
| Crusher | V5 – V7 | 5.11a – 5.11d |
| Projector | V7 – V9 | 5.11d – 5.12c |
| Dirtbag | V9 – V11 | 5.12c – 5.13a |
| Stonemasters | V11+ | 5.13a+ |
How to Claim a Gym
Gym owners and operators can claim their gym on Mantle to unlock management tools, analytics, and competition hosting.
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Find your gym
Search for your gym by name in the "Claim a Gym" section (available in the app under Me > Gym Operators, or on the web portal). Only unclaimed gyms appear in search.
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Submit your claim
Fill out the claim form with your name, business email, phone (optional), and any notes about your role at the gym.
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Wait for review
Our team reviews every claim to verify ownership. You'll receive a notification in the app and via email when your claim is approved or if we need more information.
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Start managing
Once approved, you become the gym owner with full access to branding, staff management, analytics, competition hosting, and subscription features.
Don't see your gym listed? Use the "Request a Gym" form here: https://www.onmantle.app/request-gym
How to Manage a Gym
Once you've claimed a gym, you get access to a full management dashboard on both the mobile app and web portal.
Branding & Info
Upload your logo and cover photo, add your website, contact info, social links, and a description. All visible on your gym's public profile.
Hours of Operation
Set opening and closing times for each day of the week. Climbers see today's hours when selecting your gym.
Staff Management
Add team members as managers, setters, or staff. Managers can help run competitions and manage settings. Owners can transfer ownership.
Stats Dashboard
See active climbers, total sessions, member counts, and rank distribution across your gym. Available to all staff roles.
Pro Analytics
Subscribers get grade quality analysis, peak hours heatmaps, retention metrics, and skill distribution charts. Data requires a minimum climber threshold.
Competitions
Create and manage climbing competitions with customizable scoring, divisions, and live leaderboards.
Gym subscriptions start with a free trial. Plans include monthly ($39/mo) and annual ($349/yr) options.
How Competitions Work
Mantle replaces paper scorecards for gym competitions. Staff create comps, climbers join with a code, and results update in real time.
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Create a competition
Gym staff use a 4-step wizard: set basics (name, discipline, scoring format), configure scoring rules, set the schedule and registration window, and define divisions with suggested grade ranges.
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Choose a scoring format
Points format awards base points per problem with flash bonuses and attempt deductions. Zones & Tops (IFSC-style) ranks by tops, then zones, then fewest attempts.
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Climbers join with a code
Each competition gets a unique 6-character join code. Climbers enter the code, preview the comp details, pick a division, and confirm registration.
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Log climbs during the comp
Tap problems from the problem list to log sends, flashes, zones, and attempts. A live score bar and countdown timer keep you on track.
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Watch the live leaderboard
Division-specific leaderboards update in real time. Top 3 finishers are highlighted with medal icons.
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View results & share
After the competition ends, see your final rank, score breakdown, and full standings. Share your results to the feed.
How Piotr's Game Works
Piotr's Game is a quick casual climbing competition you can start with friends at the gym.
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Create a game
Tap the start button in the app and select Create game under Piotr's Game on the Start Session screen.Pick a gym (optional), choose the grade scale, and set a starting difficulty. You'll get a 6-character invite code to share.
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Invite friends
Share the code or link. Players join the lobby in real time - you can see who's joined via live updates.
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Climb in rounds
Once 2+ players are in, the creator starts the game. Climb at increasing difficulties across rounds, logging each attempt.
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See who wins
The game tracks each player's high grade. Final standings show who climbed the hardest.
Vouching & Verification
Vouching builds trust in the community. Verified sessions carry more credibility and your vouch percentage is visible on your profile.
Location Verification
If your GPS confirms you're at the gym, the session is automatically location-verified.
Partner Verification
Tagged climbing partners receive a notification and can confirm the session with one tap.
Witness Link
Generate a shareable link for anyone nearby to verify your session - even if they don't have a Mantle account. Links expire after 48 hours.
Vouch Percentage
Your credibility score is displayed on your profile. Green (60%+) means highly trusted, yellow (30–59%) is building, and red (<30%) means most sessions are unverified.
Leaderboards
See how you stack up against other climbers at your gym or within your friend groups.
Gym Leaderboards
Set a home gym and opt in to appear on its leaderboard. Rankings are based on your current rating, filtered to climbers active in the last 30 days.
Monthly Rankings
Toggle to see who improved the most this month. Monthly leaderboards track rating change, not absolute rating.
Group Leaderboards
Every friend group doubles as a leaderboard. See where you rank among your climbing crew.
Discipline Toggle
Switch between Boulder and Sport leaderboards independently. Your highlighted card shows your position and the gap to the climber above you.
Leaderboards are opt-in. Your rating won't appear on gym leaderboards unless you choose to join.
Social Features
Mantle is built for the climbing community. Connect with friends, share sessions, and keep each other motivated.