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
30 episodes
Jan McDonald Bradley: Patent Leather Shoes Reflect Your Underwear - An Interview
Jan McDonald Bradley grew up in New York and ran away to Jackson, Wyoming, as a young adult. She shares her deeply personal journey as a woman in a man's world in the 1970's. She worked as the first female river guide in the Tetons and backcoun...
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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56:52
Brette Harrington: Don't Let the Winter End - An Interview
Brette Harrington does it all…extremely well. Her resume includes groundbreaking solos, 13+ trad climbs, and mind-boggling alpine and winter climbs, not to mention ski descents, big walls, and hard sport climbs. Only her heart and dedication to...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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1:24:22
Brittany Goris: There Is No Finish Line - An Interview
Brittany has dedicated her life to climbing ever since the first time she walked into a climbing gym in Fort Collins, CO, at 9 years old. She went on to become a competition climber and podiumed at a number of comps, including a Canadian Tour d...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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1:02:30
Tory Dille: Landforms Have Memories - A Story
This story was written by Tory Dille and originally published on the Broad Beta website in September of 2024. It is a beautiful and vulnerable recollection of when Tory lost her mother to cancer. She later climbed Mount Olympus with two dear fr...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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10:12
Kelly Halpin: FKTs, Snacks, and Dorking Out on Natural History - An Interview
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 - A Story
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
Barb Eastman: Treat Your Injuries, Go To Therapy, & Show Up For Others - An Interview
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 - A Story
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
Quinn Brett & Kim Givler: Hand Cycling the Grand Canyon & Trail Accessibility Advocacy - An Interview
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 - A Story
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
Katy Kelly, DPT: We Are Resilient - An Interview
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
Darcy Chenoweth: Holding Uncertainty - An Interview
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! - A Story
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
Anna Keeling: A Call to Guide - An Interview
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 - A Story
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
Miranda Oakley: Motherhood, Risk Taking, and Tales from Palestine - An Interview
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 - A Story
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
Lorna Illingworth: The Evolution of a Female YOSAR Team Member - An Interview
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 - A Story
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
Amy Jordan: A Rare Injury & Finding the Flow State Elsewhere - An Interview
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 - A Story
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 - A Story
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 - A Story
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 - A Story
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
