by Christian Beckwith | Feb 26, 2024 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack
On Sunday, February 18, skiers paid tribute to the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division with the Ninety-Pound Rucksack Challenge in three locations around the country: New York, Colorado and Wyoming. The ski mountaineering event, which marked the seventy-ninth anniversary...
by Christian Beckwith | Jan 13, 2024 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack
Seventy-nine years ago, on February 18, 1945, one thousand 10th Mountain Division soldiers began a night-time ascent of Riva Ridge, an escarpment in Italy’s Apennine mountains so steep the German soldiers stationed on top thought it impossible to climb. The successful...
by Christian Beckwith | Jul 25, 2023 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack
—Presentation to highlight Division’s Teton roots— Jackson, WY (July 25) – Many Teton County residents are familiar with the East Gros Ventre Butte subdivision known as Riva Ridge. Fewer know that its name commemorates Jackson resident Phil Lucas, who...
by Christian Beckwith | Jun 25, 2023 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack
—Honor recognizes Beckwith’s service, contributions to the Division— Jackson, WY (June 25) – In the Fall of 2022, veteran alpinist and climbing historian Christian Beckwith launched Ninety-Pound Rucksack, a podcast that recounts the story of World War II’s 10th...
by Christian Beckwith | Jun 9, 2023 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack
As reported by The American Alpine Club, the 10th Mountain Division will memorialize John Andrew McCown II June 21, 2023 by renaming its Light Fighter School in his honor. It will also recognize the contributions of Charles Bancroft McLane, the first enlisted man to...
by Christian Beckwith | May 31, 2023 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack
Jackson Hole News & Guide Article, May 31, 2023 New podcast shows links between 10th Mountain Division and ascent of sport climbing. By Mark Huffman In the murk before dawn on Feb. 20, 1945, John McCown and other men of the 86th Infantry Regiment climbed the steep...
