Ben Kleimer

Backcountry Ski Guide
Hometown

Vail, CO

Experience

Joined PG in 2025

Favorite activities
  • Well, skiing
  • A good well written and imaginative book
  • reading great climbing and survival tales
  • Working in our yard
  • walking our dogs
  • chasing my wife around the mountains as support on her ultra runs.

 

Certifications
  • Wilderness First Responder,
  • Avalanche Certs
  • Companion rescue,
  • commercial rafting guide,
  • ACA certified Kayak instructor
  • Advanced Open water Scuba certification

It is unclear to me if I committed to join Paragon at the first snow of the 24-25 winter season or during the 6th grade hut trip to Crooked Creek (Paragon's beginnings) back in 1981.

Fun facts:  Sushi for every meal if I could. I grew up playing hockey yet I've lost a tooth skiing.    I've walked across the Grand Canyon and back three different times.  I've kayaked Westwater Canyon 31 different times. I've lived and worked in the world of fancy homes and high finance for 25 years and my favorite hotels are the 10th mountain huts!