90 Pound Rucksack with Christian Beckwith

The Firn Line by Pod Peak

Jul 23, 202400:52:51Sports & Recreation

A few months ago I had a conversation with climber, historian, writer and podcast producer, Christian Beckwith . He’s been working on this really incredible project called 90 Pound Rucksack , which details the remarkable...

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