by Christian Beckwith | Jul 27, 2023 | Unabridged
Available only to you, our Patrons, this Unabridged version of Episode 6 follows the mountain troops to Mount Rainier National Park where, in the middle of February 1942, they began their ski training at one of the best places a soldier could ever learn to ski—a place...
by Christian Beckwith | Jun 7, 2023 | Unabridged
Episode 5: Paradise Available only to Patrons, this Unabridged version of Episode 5 explores the pivotal period from late 1941 until early 1942 when the War Department activated the 87th Infantry Mountain Regiment, America’s very first test force for cold-weather and...
by Christian Beckwith | Mar 22, 2023 | Unabridged
Available only to our community of patrons, this Unabridged version of Episode 4 takes a deep dive into the US Army’s experimental ski patrols of 1940-1941, and the events that led to the activation of the 1st Battalion (Reinforced), 87th Mountain Infantry at...
by Christian Beckwith | Feb 4, 2023 | Unabridged
Available only to Patrons, this Unabridged version of Episode 3 explores the 10th Mountain Division’s backstory in the lead-up to America’s entry into World War II. The episode includes interviews with Chris Juergens, PhD, the Anschutz Curator of Military...
by Christian Beckwith | Dec 23, 2022 | Unabridged
Episode 2, Part 2 delivers a deep dive into the state of American and European climbing before the war, as well as the ways the rise of the Third Reich caused some of the best German and Austro-Hungarian mountaineers to emigrate, influencing climbing and skiing in...
by Christian Beckwith | Nov 18, 2022 | Unabridged
Episode 2 Part 1 provides a sweeping overview of the history of skiing in America as told through the experiences of one of the 10th Mountain Division’s greatest unsung heroes, John Andrew McCown II. Episode includes interview excerpts with Paul Petzoldt, the Teton...
