#120 - Conquer the Pump! Training and Tactics to Climb Your Best at the Red River Gorge (and elsewhere)
From Eric Hörst's Training For Climbing Podcast by Eric J. Hörst
October 8, 2025 · 45 min
About this episode
This episode discusses training methods and tactics for climbing steep routes, particularly at the Red River Gorge.
If you're a connoisseur of steep routes, this episode is for you! We've assembled a "Red River Pump" roundtable that reveals the training methods, tactics, and insider strategies for climbing your best on the overhanging walls of the Red — or any steep sport crag you love. Kris Hampton, Ryan Devlin, and Eric Hörst dive into Red-specific pre-trip and offseason training, mental strategies for embracing the pump, steep redpoint tactics, on-route resting, fueling and recovery, and how to "protect the send." This is a power-packed, actionable conversation you can apply today to climb stronger, last longer, and send harder on any endurance-style route. Podcast Rundown 0:15 – Intro to T4C podcast 1:05 - Overview of the training and tactical topics covered in this episode. Listen to the full two-hour conversation of ALL things RRG at The Struggle Podcast >> 🎧 Podcast Sponsor: Amplify your training and climb your best with PhysiVantage Nutrition for climbers. Save 15% off full-price nutrition at PhysiVantage.com with checkout code: PODCAST15 4:20 - Introducing the Red River Pump Roundtable! 4:45 - [KH] General training prep in the weeks ahead of a trip to the RRG. 8:32 - [EH] The…
People in this episode
Host: Eric Hörst
Guests: Kris Hampton, Ryan Devlin
Topics covered
- climbing training
- tactics for steep routes
- Red River Gorge
- endurance climbing
- mental strategies
- fueling and recovery
Keywords
- climbing
- training
- Red River Gorge
- endurance
- tactics
- mental strategies
- fueling
- recovery
Sponsors
PhysiVantage Nutrition
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