by Christian Beckwith | Apr 30, 2023 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack
On April 30, 2023, The Runout’s Andrew Bisharat and Chris Kalous interviewed Christian Beckwith about Ninety-Pound Rucksack. Listen to the podcast here. Synopsis: “Our guest today is Christian Beckwith, a writer, podcaster, and co-founder of Alpinist...
by Christian Beckwith | Mar 23, 2023 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack
On March 12, 2023, National Parks Traveler host Kurt Repanshek recently released a two-part interview with Christian Beckwith about his podcast, Ninety-Pound Rucksack. Part 1 Part 2 Synopsis: How much do you know about World War II history, Grand Teton National...
by Christian Beckwith | Mar 4, 2023 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack Episodes, Ninety-Pound Rucksack Podcast
With this special bonus episode, the 10th Mountain Division’s commanding officer, Major General Greg Anderson, and its Command Sergeant Major Nema Mobar identify some of the lessons learned from the Division’s World War II inception and the relevance of those lessons...
by Christian Beckwith | Mar 3, 2023 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack Episodes, Ninety-Pound Rucksack Podcast
Featuring original and previously unpublished research, Episode 7 reveals the untold story of H. Adams Carter, the Harvard Five, and their groundbreaking efforts to make the 10th Mountain Division the best-trained, best-fed, best-equipped mountain unit in the world....
by Christian Beckwith | Mar 3, 2023 | Ninety-Pound Rucksack Episodes, Ninety-Pound Rucksack Podcast
This Abridged 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 called, appropriately enough,...