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.
Episodes
26 episodes
FKTs, Snacks, and Dorking Out on Natural History - An Interview with Kelly Halpin
Kelly Halpin is a professional mountain ultra runner and adventure athlete. She has a background in climbing, hiking, and snowboarding in the Tetons and surrounding wilderness. For the last 10 years, Kelly has merged her passions for running, c...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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1:01:47
Kimber Cross - Still A Ways To Go
The story on today's episode was written by Kimber Cross and originally published on the Broad Beta website in May of 2024. Check it out to see photos of Kimber's mountain...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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8:07
Treat Your Injuries, Go To Therapy, & Show Up For Others - An Interview with Barb Eastman
The one and only, the legend: Barb Eastman joins us on this episode. We're thrilled to hear her life story - and what a story it is. She began working in outdoor education at a young age, experienced trauma shortly into that career, and went on...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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1:05:03
Alta Clark - What It Means To Be An Athlete
In this story, originally published on the Broad Beta website in March of 2024, Alta Clark shares what it means to be an athlete - and what that means at mealtime. She articulates what so many women struggle with in sports: the impossible expec...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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13:38
Hand Cycling Adventures & Trail Accessibility Advocacy - An Interview with Quinn Brett & Kim Givler
Quinn Brett and Kim Givler join us to share the epic story of a hand cycling expedition in the Grand Canyon...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:03:57
Zoe Holmes - How To Climb As A Wuss
This story was written by Zoe Holmes and originally published on the Broad Beta website in January of 2024.
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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9:28
We Are Resilient - An Interview with Katy Kelly, DPT
Katy Kelly is a physical therapist and injury rehab coach for mountain athletes. In this episode, we talk about building capacity for both sport progression and injury prevention; starting a business; tools for dealing with fear in mountain spo...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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54:17
Holding Uncertainty: An Interview with Darcy Chenoweth
Our guest today is Darcy Chenoweth - a multitalented woman who grew up in Colorado and has spent much of her adult life thus far in and around Missoula, Montana. Darcy is one of those widely admired unicorns who combines pre-social media badass...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:02:33
Irmeline de Sadeleer & Maren Salte Kallelid - Hello, Hallologaland!
Ever dreamt of putting up first ascents in the alpine as an all female team? This story will inspire you to reach out to your favorite alpinista partner and make it happen. Irmeline de Sadeleer & Maren Salte Kallelid co-authored this story,...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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14:55
A Call to Guide - An Interview with Anna Keeling
Anna Keeling is the ultimate experienced skier, climber and mountain guide. She has been a mountain guide for the IFMGA for over 20 years. She grew up skiing in the Craigieburn Range in New Zealand, and she has completed ski descents and climbi...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:00:11
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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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17:32
Motherhood, Risk Taking, and Tales from Palestine: An Interview with Miranda Oakley
Meet the lovely Miranda Oakley - mother, professional climber, writer, and guide. She was the first female to rope solo the Nose of El Capitan in under 24 hours and has completed various impressive linkups in Yosemite as well as first ascents i...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:27:05
Kelsey Sather & Claire Schaube - Hard Moves
Today you’ll hear Kelsey Sather and Claire Schaube read a story that they co-authored. Hard Moves was published on the Broad Beta website...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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11:52
The Evolution of a Female YOSAR Team Member: An Interview with Lorna Illingworth
Lorna Illingworth joined us back in August of 2022 to read her story Reflections on a Big Wall Partnership. Now, the climbing phenom is back and we're picking...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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57:14
Lauren Smith - Sunset in Chamonix
Lauren Smith is an accomplished climber hailing from Bellingham, Washington, and now based in Bozeman, Montana. She grew up hiking, skiing, and biking with her family in the Pacific Northwest. She moved to Arizona for a year to pursue aeronauti...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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10:42
A Rare Injury & Finding the Flow State Elsewhere: An Interview with Amy Jordan
It's here. Broad Beta's first interview. We couldn't be more excited to dive in with our story writers and get to know them better. Our first guest - Amy Jordan - was featured in
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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41:44
Amy Jordan - Painting Myself Out of a Corner
Meet Amy Jordan. This phenom from New Mexico holds undergraduate and masters degrees in astrophysics and a doctorate in hydrology. Oh yeah, and in her spare time she climbs 5.13. Amy shares a unique twist on the common story of dealing ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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14:20
Lorna Illingworth - Reflections on a Big Wall Partnership
Tune in to meet Lorna Illingworth, a climbing phenom who was the only woman on the Yosemite Search and Rescue (YOSAR) team when she began in 2006. Her time in Yosemite included 5 years of service on YOSAR and over 20 ascents of El Capitan via 1...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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12:57
Jewell Lund - Polarchrome
We are so excited to have Jewell Lund on this episode. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Jewell tells us about her path into climbing, the partnerships that impacted her life, and her decision to step away from climbing in recent years. She...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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24:26
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, be...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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16:54
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 rel...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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6:33
Ruby Zitzer - Dance with the Mountains
Today we have the pleasure of hearing from Ruby Zitzer - a Bozeman native and longtime mentee of our co-founder Jeannie Wall. Ruby grew up competing as a nordic skier, and she now lives in Sun Valley, Idaho. She spends her winters working for S...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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13:42
Cat Coe - Lesson from a Mountain: It's Our Birthright to Take up Space
Tune in to meet Cat Coe, Broad Beta's audio content producer. Cat lives in Lander, Wyoming, where she works full-time as a flight nurse. In this episode, Cat reflects on the quote, "Lesson from a mountain: It's our birthright to take up space a...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:18
Anju Samuelson - Climbing with Lurking Fear. Part III of a trilogy about a three-woman ascent of El Cap.
Tune in to meet Anju Samuelson. Originally from Germany, Anju found her passion for climbing when she was 19 years old and traveling in Chile. She continues to love combining travel with climbing, and she now works as a mountain guide based in ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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12:21
Leslie Gains-Germain - Valley Reflections. Part II of a trilogy about a three-woman ascent of El Cap.
Leslie Gains-Germain is one of the co-founders of Broad Beta along with Jeannie Wall. An under-the-radar badass, Leslie is reserved, analytical, and humble while climbing at an impressively high level on both rock and ice. On the clock, she wor...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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19:14