by Christian Beckwith | Jul 22, 2025 | Unabridged
Available only to Patrons, this Unabridged version of Episode 13 continues our deep dive into America’s high-altitude military experiment as it unfolded at Camp Hale during the pivotal winter of 1942–43. The episode details the Mountain Training Center’s...
by Christian Beckwith | Feb 19, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized
February 19, 2025 – Yesterday, skiers and mountaineers across the U.S. and in Italy took part in the second annual Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge, an event honoring the 80th anniversary of the 10th Mountain Division’s historic World War II ascent of Italy’s...
by Christian Beckwith | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized
At 7 p.m. on February 18, 2025, skiers in Jackson Hole will join others across the U.S. and Italy in honoring the 80th anniversary of one of the most daring mountain assaults in military history—the 10th Mountain Division’s legendary 1945 ascent of Riva Ridge. The...
by Christian Beckwith | Feb 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
At 0400 on February 18, 2025, soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade will begin their ascent of Riva Ridge in Italy, retracing the exact footsteps of the 10th Mountain Division’s legendary 1945 assault—on the same date, at the same location, 80 years later. The 10th...
by Christian Beckwith | Jan 23, 2025 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack Episodes
COMING SOON: Post-war, veterans founded companies like NOLS and Nike, launched the field of avalanche science, shaped the American conservation movement and developed more than 60 ski areas across the country. This final episode examines the Division’s lasting legacy...
