Christian Beckwith is a veteran alpinist, climbing historian and host of the Ninety-Pound Rucksack, a podcast about the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division and the dawn of America’s $1T outdoor recreation industry. 

The 10th Mountain was an unprecedented unit of World War II climbers and skiers who trained for more than two years in the Colorado Rockies to fight the Axis powers in extreme cold and mountainous terrain.

90 Pound Rucksack: https://christianbeckwith.com/podcast-episodes/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NinetyPoundRucksack

2024 DoD Arctic Strategy: https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/22/2003507411/-1/-1/0/DOD-ARCTIC-STRATEGY-2024.PDF