by Christian Beckwith | Apr 23, 2024 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack Episodes
View Post COMING SOON: In the summer of 1943, 32 army officers and enlisted men from Camp Hale arrived in Elkins, West Virginia, to set up and run the Army’s only low-altitude assault climbing school. This episode looks at the little-known history of Seneca Rocks,...
by Christian Beckwith | Mar 25, 2024 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack Episodes
COMING SOON: This episode looks at one of the most painful chapters of the mountain troops’ history: the 87th Mountain Infantry’s deployment to Kiska Island in the Aleutians to take it from Japanese occupation.
by Christian Beckwith | Mar 24, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
Honoring the Legacy of the 10th Mountain Division Photo: Pete Siebert Jr participates in the 2024 Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge at Ski Cooper, CO. Pete Siebert Sr. founded both Vail and Utah’s Snow Basin. Event Date: February 18, 2025Event Time: 7 p.m. local time in...
by Christian Beckwith | Mar 23, 2024 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack Episodes, Ninety-Pound Rucksack Podcast
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 daunting task of expanding the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment into...
by Christian Beckwith | Mar 23, 2024 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack Episodes, Ninety-Pound Rucksack Podcast
Patrons listened to this episode in advance. Click here to become a patron and get exclusive access. In Part 2 of our deep dive into Camp Hale, we explore the rocky beginnings of the mountain troops’ high-altitude military encampment. Nestled in Colorado’s Pando...
