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Will Maness

Sanford, NC
25 years old · Male
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Member Since
Oct 23, 2016
Last Visit: 4 hours ago
60 Points
Point Rank: #10,655 Details
Will is in the Partner Finder
Best Times to Meet: Anytime
Likes Trad, Sport
Leads Follows
Trad 5.11a 5.12a
Sport 5.11d 5.12a
Favorite Climbs
Casual Route, Northeast Face of Pingora, Central Pillar of Frenzy, Liberty Crack
Other Interests
traveling, hiking, reading, teaching, guiding
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AMGA Single-Pitch Instructor, Wilderness First Responder. Always looking to get out on rock whenever possible. I prefer long days on big objectives, but I'll never pass up a day of cragging. Let's get after it!

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Oct 6, 2020
Southwest Oregon > Honeycombs > Lost Honeycomb > N Tower
North Tower Crack 5.8
● Brian, thanks for equipping the route! I didn't mean to snake it from you or anything, I was just excited… View Comment
Oct 2, 2020
Southwest Oregon > Honeycombs > Lost Honeycomb > N Tower
North Tower Crack 5.8
● I led this route over the summer. I nearly ground-up onsighted it, but I was nervous about the quality of… View Comment
Oct 1, 2020
New River Gorge > New River Gorge… > Beauty Mountain > 5) Burning Buttress
Burning Calves 5.10b
● Stellar route! One of the best of its grade at the New, a must-do! The crux is definitely a bit tricky, b… View Comment
Aug 11, 2020
Alpine Rock > RMNP - Rock > Foil > S Face (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R)
The three pin belay at the top of pitch 2. Quite spacious, well protected from the sun, and you could even weather some rain in here.
● My partner and I removed the bottom pin and left a nut and some new cord. View Comment
Feb 24, 2020
Central Oregon > Smith Rock > (m) Smith Rock… > (1) Northeast Face
Sky Ridge 5.8 R
● The walk off is super simple and very chill. We got back down to the base on the west side quicker than an… View Comment
Nov 18, 2019
Southwest Oregon > Old Man Spire
The Prize 5.11c
● I was pleasantly surprised by the rock quality and movement on this route! Easily the best route I've been… View Comment

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Regional > Southern California
Reply: Aspiring Guide looking for “clients”
Jan 13, 2021 I'll grant that practicing some of those more "advanced" skills such as the releasable rappel and partner pickoff with new climbers would be inappropriate, but he doesn't state… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: overheard at the crag: post it
Jan 13, 2021 All I can say is that we have a very strong ground-up route development ethic here in North Carolina, and for routes/rock of that nature, you don't get many stances or opportun… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: What’s the beta on tasty green beans?
Jan 12, 2021 Fatback  View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: overheard at the crag: post it
Jan 11, 2021 Carolina wrote: Y’all makin that slab shit around hear sound way better then it is.  Meh. Never said it was good, just answering the dude's question. Also, I'd b… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: overheard at the crag: post it
Jan 11, 2021 Slab means a few different things, I reckon.  Some people might refer to any low-angle wall (less than vertical) as slab climbing.  There's plenty of low-angle rock o… View Message
Regional > Nevada
Reply: Best offwidths in redrocks
Jan 8, 2021 Chrysler Crack View Message

Route Scores View All 196

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 822
● Olive Oil
Trad 5 pitches
Southern Nevada > … > 11-Juniper Canyon > Rose Tower
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 119
● Gunboat Diplomacy
Sport 2 pitches
1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Flakeview Area
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 59
● Capt Crunch
Trad
1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Cereal Buttress
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 212
● Frosted Flake
Trad
1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Cereal Buttress
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 145
● Shredded Wheat
Trad
1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Cereal Buttress
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 10
● Spiderwalk
Trad
New River Gorge > … > Fern Buttress > 2) Monolith Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Olive Oil Southern Nevada > … > 11-Juniper Canyon > Rose Tower
Avg:  822
Will:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 5 pitches
● Gunboat Diplomacy 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Flakeview Area
Avg:  119
Will:
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
● Capt Crunch 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Cereal Buttress
Avg:  59
Will:
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
● Frosted Flake 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Cereal Buttress
Avg:  212
Will:
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Shredded Wheat 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Cereal Buttress
Avg:  145
Will:
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
5.11a
● Spiderwalk New River Gorge > … > Fern Buttress > 2) Monolith Wall
Avg:  10
Will:
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad