Mantle BlogPractical climbing training: breaking plateaus, building finger strength, and getting better on purpose.https://mantle.training/Climbing endurance training: three kinds, and a six-week planhttps://mantle.training/blog/climbing-endurance-training/https://mantle.training/blog/climbing-endurance-training/Climbing endurance training is easy mileage, steady interval laps and a little power endurance. What each one builds, how much you need, and a six-week plan.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeight training for climbing: do you actually need to lift?https://mantle.training/blog/weight-training-for-climbing/https://mantle.training/blog/weight-training-for-climbing/In your first year or two, climbing is the strength training that matters. Weights earn a place later, plus a short routine to balance all the pulling.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTClimbing technique for beginners: five basics that beat strengthhttps://mantle.training/blog/climbing-technique-for-beginners/https://mantle.training/blog/climbing-technique-for-beginners/Climbing technique for beginners comes down to precise feet, weight over your feet, straight arms, turned hips and reading the climb. How to practise each one.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeginner climbing training plan: your first structured weekhttps://mantle.training/blog/beginner-climbing-training-plan/https://mantle.training/blog/beginner-climbing-training-plan/A beginner climbing training plan is two or three sessions a week, each with one job, repeated for four weeks. Here's the template and how to progress it.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow often should you climb? Sessions per week for new climbershttps://mantle.training/blog/how-often-should-i-climb/https://mantle.training/blog/how-often-should-i-climb/Most new climbers do best on two or three sessions a week with a rest day between them, building towards three or four once their fingers have had a year.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRepeaters vs max hangs: which hangboard protocol fits your goalhttps://mantle.training/blog/repeaters-vs-max-hangs/https://mantle.training/blog/repeaters-vs-max-hangs/Max hangs build finger strength; repeaters build the endurance to keep using it. Which suits your climbing, what the research shows, and how to run both.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTClimbing finger pain: the red flags that mean stophttps://mantle.training/blog/climbing-finger-pain/https://mantle.training/blog/climbing-finger-pain/Most finger aches after climbing fade within a day. A pop, sharp pain, swelling or pain that lingers or returns means stop climbing and see a professional.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMax hangs for climbing: what they are and when they're worth doinghttps://mantle.training/blog/max-hangs-for-climbing/https://mantle.training/blog/max-hangs-for-climbing/Max hangs are short, near-maximal hangboard hangs with long rests, built to raise finger strength. What they are, who should do them, and how to start.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhen should climbers start hangboarding? A readiness checklisthttps://mantle.training/blog/when-to-start-hangboarding/https://mantle.training/blog/when-to-start-hangboarding/Most climbers should start hangboarding after a year or more of regular climbing, once progress slows. How to tell you're ready, and how to start safely.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe retest: how to know your climbing training is actually workinghttps://mantle.training/blog/is-my-climbing-training-working/https://mantle.training/blog/is-my-climbing-training-working/Your training is working if fixed benchmarks move under the same conditions, not if you feel stronger. Here's how to run a climbing retest you can trust.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow long does it take to climb V5? Honest timelineshttps://mantle.training/blog/how-long-to-climb-v5/https://mantle.training/blog/how-long-to-climb-v5/How long it takes to climb V5 depends on how often you climb, how varied it is and how you train, not just years. Here's what decides it and how to track it.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBoulder grade vs route grade: why your routes lag behindhttps://mantle.training/blog/boulder-grade-vs-route-grade/https://mantle.training/blog/boulder-grade-vs-route-grade/Your route grade trails your boulder grade because routes test pacing, resting and moving while pumped, not just hard moves. Here's how to close the gap.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTStuck at V4? The three gaps that cap intermediate climbershttps://mantle.training/blog/stuck-at-v4/https://mantle.training/blog/stuck-at-v4/Stuck at V4 usually means a gap in steep-wall footwork, fingers on smaller holds, or how you try hard. Here's how to find yours and close it.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo hangboard? A finger-strength plan you can do at the gymhttps://mantle.training/blog/finger-strength-without-a-hangboard/https://mantle.training/blog/finger-strength-without-a-hangboard/Build climbing finger strength with nothing but a bouldering wall: a structured plan of crimp climbing, min-edge problems and wall hangs.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClimbing training for beginners: what matters in your first yearhttps://mantle.training/blog/climbing-training-for-beginners/https://mantle.training/blog/climbing-training-for-beginners/Skip the hangboard debates. What genuinely makes new climbers better in year one — and the training myths you can safely ignore.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to break a bouldering plateau (a practical 4-week approach)https://mantle.training/blog/break-a-bouldering-plateau/https://mantle.training/blog/break-a-bouldering-plateau/Why bouldering plateaus happen, and a concrete 4-week template for climbing through one — no hangboard required.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT