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.
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Lizzie Gill - Skiing and Hunting
Lizzie Gill joins us today to share her story Skiing and Hunting: a reflection on growing up hunting, living in Paraguay, and the evolution of her relationship with eating animal protein. Lizzie grew up in Bozeman and nordic ski raced for the University of New Hampshire. She holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems and International Affairs. After college she served two years as an Agriculture Extension Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay.
Lizzie currently works as the Local Foods Specialist at the National Center for Appropriate Technology. She has performed extensive research on squash diversity in Costa Rica and Peru and is fluent in Spanish and Guarani.
This is one of two stories released on the podcast this week from the January 2022 issue of BroadBeta.com. Don't miss Ruby Zitzer's story, Dance with the Mountains, about a ski traverse with Lizzie and Katie Gill, in episode 5 this week.
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