EP 296: Dave Thompson — Early FAs in Leavenworth, Applying Your Strength on the Wall, and Personal Agency

Dave Thompson is a 5.14 and V14 first ascentionist, alpinist, and coach for Evoke Endurance . We talked about his early climbing in the North Cascade mountains of Washington State, doing the first ascent of some of the best hard boulders in Leavenworth (Beautification, God is in the Details, The Teacup), how he got so strong, how to apply your strength on the wall, the challenges of endurance training in climbing, and more. Free Masterclass (Unlock Your Full Potential in Climbing) 👉 Show Notes: Nuggets: (00:00:00) – Intro (00:02:29) – Dave’s path to rock climbing (00:07:31) – Bob Buckley (00:10:42) – The Teacup FA (00:14:54) – Dave’s coaching philosophy (00:25:53) – How Dave got up to V14 (00:37:05) – A way of moving (00:43:19) – How to improve your gym sessions (00:48:11) – Training (00:55:54) – Dave’s climbing and coaching (00:58:53) – Dave coaches me on The Teacup (01:02:48) – FAs in the Methow Valley (01:06:59) – FAs in Leavenworth (01:11:16) – How strong can adults get at climbing? (01:13:18) – Personal agency (01:20:34) – Catching a wave (01:23:46) – Bouldering efficiency session (01:30:32) – Evoke success (01:36:47) – Training for sport climbing (01:43:25) – Not thinking (01:44:17) – How to connect with Dave

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EP 296: Dave Thompson — Early FAs in Leavenworth, Applying Your Strength on the Wall, and Personal Agency is an episode from The Nugget Climbing Podcast by Steven Dimmitt.

This episode is 01:46:45 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2026.

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