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...
by Christian Beckwith | Oct 19, 2022 | Unabridged
This episode explores how the 1939 Soviet invasion of Finland catalyzed the creation of the 10th Mountain Division… with a little help from the National Ski Patrol System, the United States Army, and a couple of twenty-something climbers from The American Alpine Club....
