by Christian Beckwith | Oct 23, 2024 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack Episodes
COMING SOON: “Four times Belvedere had been taken,” wrote Lieutenant David Brower, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 86th Mountain Infantry, “and four times strong German counterattacks had forced the Allies back.” This episode looks at the battle that broke...
by Christian Beckwith | Oct 17, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
Ninety-Pound Rucksack, a podcast that tells the story of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division and the dawn of America’s $1 trillion outdoor recreation industry, has been awarded the Best Outdoor Podcast Episode of the Year at the 2024 Outdoor Media Summit. The...
by Christian Beckwith | Oct 2, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
Camp Hale’s 10th Mountain Division Featured in Huts for Vets Event Rifle, CO – On Friday, October 11, 2024, the Ute Theater in Rifle, Colorado, will host an unforgettable evening sure to captivate local audiences. Entitled “Mountain Warriors,” the evening will...
by Christian Beckwith | Sep 23, 2024 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack Episodes
Coming Soon: Key to breaking the Gothic Line was Riva Ridge—the icy eastern flanks of which were so steep the Germans hardly defended them. Welcome to the most famous chapter in the history of the 10th Mountain Division, when more than 700 mountain troops climbed the...
by Christian Beckwith | Sep 13, 2024 | Unabridged
The Origins of Camp Hale: How the U.S. Army scouted, selected, and developed Colorado’s high-altitude Pando Valley site to create a training ground for mountain warfare. Episode Synopsis: In Episode 11 of Ninety-Pound Rucksack, host Christian Beckwith...
