Dan McManus


Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender: Male
Hardest Trad (Worked): E8
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E8

Contributors
82 contributions since 31st October 2024.
TdG
10 contributions since 12th August 2025.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Gender: Male
Hardest Trad (Worked): E8
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E8

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2015/07/dan_dark_horse_mcmanus-69822

Contributors
82 contributions since 31st October 2024.
TdG
10 contributions since 12th August 2025.

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Ascents

10 recorded ascents.

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Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Golden Gate E8 Alternate Leads | worked 2012
Salathé Wall E8 Alternate Leads | did not finish 2014

Dan was unable to climb the headwall pitch free.

References

[1] https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2014/05/salathe-wall.html

El Niño E8 Alternate Leads | worked 2014
Point Blank E8 Lead | ground up Before 12th Oct 2014

An impressive first go effort, though he had previously climbed From a Distance.

References

[1] https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/2014/10/august-in-wales/

Combined Energy E8 Lead | worked 2016
Second ascent. With James McHaffie.

The same day James McHaffie made the first ascent. [1]

References

[1] https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/10/gogarth-new-routing.html

The Great Escape E8 Lead | onsight 23rd May 2016

P2+P3. With Tom Livingstone (P1, P2 DNF, P3 DNF).

References

[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/the-great-escape-repeated-again-by-dan-mcmanus-and-tom-livingstone/

Freerider E7 Alternate Leads | worked 2014

In 22 hours.

Way of the Jive Monkeys E7 Lead | onsight 2015
An Inconvenient Tooth E7 Lead | worked 30th May 2016
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
White Lightning 7b+ Deep Water Solo | onsight 14th Jun 2011
First ascent.