The Broad Beta Podcast
The Broad Beta Podcast and BroadBeta.com are spaces to openly share women’s and genderqueer experiences of climbing, skiing, and other mountain adventures, from the ordinary to the heroic. Our contributors tell stories that foster wildness within, and outside, ourselves. Through these stories, we hope to inspire and empower anyone who listens. Cover photo by @nathannorby of co-founder Jeannie Wall.
The Broad Beta Podcast
Sarah Hueniken - Phobia: A Linkup of Three Classic Canadian Ice Climbs
Tune in to meet Sarah Hueniken, one of the world's greatest ice and mixed climbers. She was the first North American female to climb M11, M12, M13, and M14 - grades most winter climbers only dream of climbing. She and her partner, Will Gadd, became the first to climb Niagara Falls in 2015. She is an ACMG alpine climbing guide and lives and works in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
In this episode, Sarah recounts her mission to link three ice and mixed climbs in the Waiporous Cirque in Canada after losing her dear friend Sonja in an avalanche at one of her women's ice climbing camps. She paints a beautiful picture of her complicated relationship with the mountains in the wake of the accident. Sarah ultimately co-founded Mountain Muskox, an organization that supports those who have experienced tragedy in the mountains (www.mountainmuskox.com). To follow Sarah through this period of her life, check out the incredible documentary, Not Alone, by Heather Mosher - soon to be available for viewing online.
Read Sarah's story online at BroadBeta.com by clicking here.
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Hosted and produced by Cat Coe
Music by Holizna Radio and Rocky Marsiano