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
Jess Shade - Going Local
Jess Shade is a queer, cis woman and high altitude ski mountaineer. She is also a licensed clinical mental health counselor in Salt Lake City and Michigan. Jess works in private practice with individuals, couples, and organizations such as the Utah Avalanche Center, the American Alpine Club, and the LGBTQ+ Affirmative Psychotherapist Guild of Utah. She is also a 2023 ambassador for the She Sends Collective.
Her story, Going Local, takes us back to pandemic times, highlighting a massive adventure in her backyard - the Wasatch mountains of Utah. It also reminds us that, while we love our female adventure partners, sometimes adventures with our favorite bros are hilariously delightful and equally satisfying. Enjoy this inspiring account of Jess becoming the second woman and 12th person to ski every line in the famous The Chuting Gallery book.
Feel free to reach out to Jess at jess@alturacc.com
Find her on Instagram @shade_jess