Peter Hansen
History professor and mountaineering expert specializing in the cultural and scientific history of climbing, and author of The Summits of Modern Man: Mountaineering After the Enlightenment.
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Feb 6, 2026 • 19min
Olympic Ski Mountaineering, And Mountain Goat Climbing Feats
Dr. Kevin White, a wildlife ecologist who studies mountain goats and their behavior. Dr. Peter Hansen, a history professor and mountaineering scholar. They explore ski mountaineering’s mix of uphill skins, booting and technical downhill. They also marvel at mountain goats’ hooves, balance and cliff-climbing feats, and discuss avalanches, predation and climate-driven risks.
