Butler, Ben

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Ben Butler

Adjunct Instructor of Outdoor Education and Emergency Medicine
970-389-7594 | bcbutler@coloradomtn.edu

photo: Ben ButlerEducation

  • Bachelor of Arts, photoPhysics, Skidmore College
  • Master of Education, Experiential Learning and Development, Plymouth State University (expected completion December 2016)

Highlighted Courses

  • OUT 129 - Ice Climbing I
  • OUT 130 - Ice Climbing II
  • OUT 164 - Alpine Rescue
  • OUT 165 - Climbing Self Rescue
  • OUT 166 - High Angle Rescue
  • OUT 221 - Top Rope Climbing
  • OUT 222 - Sport Climbing
  • HPR 102 - CPR for Professionals
  • HWE-139 - Wilderness First Responder

Relevant Interests

  • Rock & Ice Climbing, Mountain Biking, Backcountry Skiing, Search and Rescue, Experiential Learning

Ben is a WEMT-IV, AMGA certified Single Pitch Instructor and the current President for Summit County Rescue Group. In addition to holding the office of President, Ben is one of 9 mission coordinators, a member of the Rapid Avalanche Deployment Team, Rapid Technical Deployment Team and a Swiftwater Technician.

Ben primarily teaches rock and ice climbing as well as technical rescue classes and wilderness emergency medicine classes. Ben has worked for Colorado Mountain College since 2011 and finds the small class sizes to be a great benefit to students.

Bobbie Robinson

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“The CMC Outdoor Education Program has given me confidence and skills that will help me for the rest of my life, far beyond any rapid or peak.”

Bobbie Robinson is currently involved with multiple recreation agencies working as a guide and instructor helping with many areas of outdoor related adventure and education. She is also an EMT, planning on continuing with paramedic school and finishing a degree in Biology.

Tyler Vaughan

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“Colorado Mountain College is where I first found my love for the outdoors. This school showed me what I was capable of. Before CMC, I didn’t know there was world of opportunities just waiting there for me.”

Tyler Vaughan is currently involved in a Bachelor's Program in Social Science at Ashford University. He is now a faculty Instructor in the Outdoor Education Program, teaching rock climbing and assisting on other outdoor courses.

Eva Altermatt

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“The Outdoor Education Program at CMC made a great impact on my motivation, confidence and personal growth. The curriculum offered me the ability to gain skills in leadership, teambuilding, interpersonal communication, wilderness survival and first aid.”

Eva Altermatt plans to continue her education at Fort Lewis College in Durango in the fall of 2011 with a major in Exercise Science and a minor in Adventure Education.

James Skurupey

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"CMC's Outdoor Education program gave me the knowledge and power to strive ahead in my higher educational goals and life's experiences. My degree in outdoor education provided valuable knowledge that transfers to my current profession as an environmental scientist."

James Skurupey instructed and assisted with outdoor education courses while completing his bachelor's degree at the University of Colorado at Denver. From there, he obtained a position with the Bureau of Land Management as a recreation technician and wildlands firefighter. Currently, he is pursuing a M.S. degree in Environmental Science at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.

Amy Marino

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"My instructors were extremely passionate about the courses they were teaching. The leadership skills and sense of place I developed through CMC play an integral role in my work. I now see those educators as more than just teachers, I consider them mentors for life."

Amy Marino graduated from the Outdoor Education program in 2009 and transferred to Prescott College, where she earned a bachelor's degree. She is now pursuing a master's degree through CSU at the Walking Mountains Science Center, with the help of a National Science Educator Fellowship. She works as a program coordinator for the Vail Youth Foundation.