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Phil Powers and Mark Butler

Phil Powers is the Chief Executive Officer at the American Alpine Club. He is also the co-owner of Jackson Hole Mountain Guides.

Mark Butler is the Chair of the American Alpine Club Policy Committee Chair. He is a 38 year veteran of the Park Service.

Stories by Phil Powers and Mark Butler...

Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, guiding clients in Grand Teton National Park

American Alpine Club: Small Businesses that Rely on Access to National Parks and Public Lands are Hurting

Phil Powers and Mark Butler|January 11, 2019

This Op-Ed represents the opinions of the American Alpine Club. With the federal budget impasse and the partial government shutdown now in its third week, th...