Bob Bogner

Bob Bogner was born Oct 30, 1942 in Roscoe,NY, while his father was serving in the Pacific.Upon his father's return the family moved to Monticello, NY...heart of the Catskill Mts. Mr Bogner graduated from the Univ. of Colorado in 1964 and joined the Marines after PG studies at Columbia and the New School. After the Marines, he decided to stay in Colorado and taught skiing, and ski patrolled for the Aspen Ski Co. During his time skiing he has taught many notablles: among them, th Kenndey family, Elizabeth Taylor, Evonna Trump, and Martina Navratalova. He was leader of the first heli-ski expedition to ski Annapurna in the Himalayas, and made first descents in the Caucasus. During his long and varied life he also managed a $10,000,000 lumber company in NY, and built homes in the Aspen area. In 2005 he obtained masters degrees in philosophy and sociology and taught at Colorado Mountain College.

Bob Bogner was a speaker for the ACLU in western Colorado, spoke out against the establishment support of the Viet Nam war at the Aspen Institute while still in the marines, and has been active in fighting Dakota pipeline.

Mr. Bogner now lives with his wife Wendy in Carbondale, CO near their 3 daughters and 4 grandsons and writes non-fiction books concerning philosophy and social justice.