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.

Show notes and resources: https://christianbeckwith.com/ninety-pound-rucksack-podcast/the-winter-war/

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