EP 282: Kerwin Loukusa — 4 Keys to Unlocking V13, Forecasting Perfect Conditions, & Embracing Beginner's Mind for Projects

Kerwin Loukusa lives in Leavenworth, WA, and sent his first V12 and V13 last year while juggling a full-time job, wife, and two young kids. We talked about how he improved his flexibility to send the Freerider in Yosemite, bouldering after having kids, home wall training, the key to building persistent strength, bodyweight manipulation, energy availability, beginner's mind, feeling vs. analysing, weather forecasting hacks, how dew point affects climbing conditions, and much more. A lot of nuggets in this one. The GRINDS Program (FREE Training PDF) thenuggetclimbing.com Rúngne (Chalk & Apparel) rungne.info/nugget Use code “NUGGET” for 10% off storewide, and use code “SHIPPINGNUGGETS” for free shipping. Mad Rock (Shoes & Crash Pads) madrock.com Use code “NUGGET10” at checkout for 10% off your next order. Chilipad (Don’t Lose Sleep this Summer) Get 20% off any Chilipad sleep system NADS (Organic Cotton Underwear) Use code STEVEN for 15% off Become a Patron: patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing Show Notes: thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/kerwin-loukusa Nuggets: (00:00:00) – Intro (00:01:05) – Flexibility journey (00:08:08) – Identifying limiting factors (00:10:38) – Stemming flexibility continued (00:16:39) – Freerider & Father TIme (00:24:15) – Bouldering after kids (00:26:56) – Mountain running & cardio (00:40:00) – Leveling up to V12 and V13 (00:48:07) – Home wall training (01:09:54) – Off-the-wall training (01:11:28) – Building persistent strength (01:16:45) – Pillars 1-3: Proximetry, Rest, & Nutrition (01:32:23) – Know yourself (01:35:06) – Bodyweight & energy availability (01:48:13) – Pillar 4: Mindset (02:01:35) – Slingblade V13 (02:10:03) – An obsessive brain (02:14:25) – Obstacles & growth (02:20:43) – Don’t get injured (02:23:42) – Slow & steady gains (02:32:46) – Ease into it (02:37:32) – Intuition & beta iteration (02:45:09) – Beginner's mind (02:50:39) – Feeling vs. analyzing (02:54:26) – Power spots (03:00:30) – Weather forecasting (03:18:03) – Dew point (03:22:43) – Cold rock (03:26:36) – Morning climbing (03:38:36) – Upcoming goals (03:40:50) – Mentorship & stewardship (03:46:18) – Public vs. private land

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EP 282: Kerwin Loukusa — 4 Keys to Unlocking V13, Forecasting Perfect Conditions, & Embracing Beginner's Mind for Projects is an episode from The Nugget Climbing Podcast by Steven Dimmitt.

This episode is 03:53:10 long.

This episode was published on Sep 1, 2025.

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