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Tactical Alpinism

Tactical Alpinism

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Go bigger in the mountains. Expanding the mountain capability of the force. Sharing tactics, techniques and best practices from recreational mountain professionals for the military to use. AND From the military to enable recreational mountain athletes to go bigger in their personal time. All views and opinions expressed are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the stance of any entity that they may represent.
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In this episode evolution, and future of mountain warfare training in the U.S. Army. From the history of the 10th Mountain Division in World War II to the recent 2025 introduction of the Army's Mountaineering Badge now authorized for Army-wide wear. Plus, we break down what it takes to earn the badge today, where soldiers train, and why mountain wa…
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Today on the podcast, we’re joined by a true professional of the mountain world—Larry Goldie. A professional mountain guide with over three decades of experience, Larry’s career has taken him from the rugged peaks of the North Cascades to the remote heights of Antarctica, with stops in Alaska, the Alps, Japan, Africa, and nearly every major mountai…
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Today’s guest is Alex Morrow, the founder of MOPS and MOEs a podcast and education platform that focuses on improving the fitness of the force. Alex created MOPs & MOEs after realizing how antiquated the Army’s approach to fitness was, and after many attempts (and failures) to bring attention to this issue from the inside. He graduated from West Po…
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Zach White is the first repeat guest on the podcast and this episode dives into a narrative of the Battle of Monte La Difensa. This episode was recorded back in November and Zach is the first repeat guest on the podcast. The purpose of this discussion was to talk a battle analysis he did a ton of research into. He completed a battle analysis as par…
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Planning for success in the mountains starts at home and by building in redundancy for critical systems. The a common military acronym is PACE: Primary Alternate Contingency Emergency This podcast episode dives into leveraging this framework to be more successful in the mountain environment. The avalanche fatalities discussion is intended to bring …
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Today’s guests are both professional guides and teachprofessional level avalanche courses through Silverton Avalanche School aka SAS. Together they founded SASTAC to provide alpine and arctic training fortactical teams. Josh Jesperson ([email protected]) is a Navy SEAL and holds the record for fastest time to ski all of the Colorado 14ers. Michael Ac…
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Derek Debruin is a professor in the Outdoor Program at Weber State University. He is also a Mountain Guide that works with special operations teams, expanding their ability to go bigger in the mountains. Derek Provided some further notes and resources beow: Weber State University Outdoor & Community Recreation Education https://www.weber.edu/hper/o…
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The standard season for Denali is May through July and we are now entering the meat of the months where people will be progressing their training to be prepared for climbing in the Alaska range this season. This discussion was before I had gone to Denali and in a future episode, I’ll do a recap of that trip and lessons learned. Scott is an incredib…
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Explosive avalanche initiation started with the military. Now there is a whole industry wrapped around keeping us safe in snowy environments, where we often don't think we may be at risk. This podcast explores the high-stakes art and science of avalanche mitigation, offering an insider’s perspective on the precision and expertise required to naviga…
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Scott Johnston and Maury Birdwell are both incredibly experienced mountain athletes and endurance Coaches for both military selections and people that want to go bigger in the mountains. Maury currently holds the fastest known time on the Diamond of Long’s Peak, a 1000’ rock face that climbs at the grade of 5.10 and is usually a 12 hour or longer o…
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Snow has started to fall throughout much of the Western US and Europe, so this discussion is timely. Today’s guest is Doug Bernard. He is a Green Beret who is also an avalanche instructor, certified ski guide and apprentice alpine guide. He has been operating in the mountains for a long time. It also took me a while to get him to agree to talk on t…
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Cleveland Ohio is music. And the Rock Hall of Fame is the epicenter of music. During Larry's time on WGAR and WHK, Larry had many great conversations with the people who are part of the fabric of Cleveland. This is part one of his conversation with Greg Harris, CEO of the Rock Hall of Fame. Enjoy. And, don't forget to subscribe to hear more from La…
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Alyssa is a professional Ultra runner who specializes in distances over 100 miles. She has won the San Diego 100, HURT 100, Moab 240 and starting during COVID, set a Guinness world record for doing 95 marathon in 95 days, many of those on a treadmill. Codi is an active duty US navy engineer and diver, a split boarder and an aspiring professional ul…
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Austria is well known for their mountain warfare training courses, and expertise. Their program has a deliberate and specific progression from zero to Mountaineering. This episode's guest is a certified Austrian Military Mountain Guide and has been teaching Mountain courses in Austria for a long time. The main difference between an Austrian Militar…
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This episode is an overview of several different courses and certifications that we can search out to gain more experience and expand our safety margin in the outdoors. Recreational Courses include: Outdoor Rock Climbing Backcountry Skiing/Riding Avalanche Education Mountaineering Professional Courses Include: Avalanche Pro Courses AMGA Mountain Gu…
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Is mountain warfare training relevant as we look at how warfare is changing? This is part 2/2 with LTC Nate Fry. Nate is the current commander of 3-172 Mountain Infantry in the Vermont National Guard. Additionally, he is an Infantry Officer, AMGA Apprentice Rock Guide, Assistant Alpine Guide, Avalanche PRO2 and Avalanche Educator. He was the 2023 E…
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