Gap Spring Trek ’24 Written by: Rowan I found childlike joy in the NPI! In between glaciology classes, I was really into rocks. Like in the way my five year old nephew is obsessed with Paw Patrol and racing cars, …
Gap Spring Trek ’24 Written by: Sara Dear Cerro Castillo National Park, Somewhere in Chilean Patagonia while I was backpacking and camping with my friends, you taught me things. The type of knowledge that goes beyond academics made me grow …
Spring Trek 2024 Written by: Arman There are two ways to ‘be’ in Spanish: ‘Ser’ and ‘Estar’. They represent the permanence and the impermanence of the states of being. As someone who has been afraid of so many things, Spanish …
Fall Trek ’24 Written by: Diana Near the Carraterra de Austral, which is the highway through Chilean Patagonia, we set our camp after long, long hiking day through the Chacabuco Valley. We came out from the private 4-wheeler road winding …
Fall Trek ’23 After cowboy camping under the Patagonian sky, we had to head out at six to arrive at our final destination. The night before, we ate our last dinner, had our last circle, and set up our last …
Fall Gap Rock 2023 Written by: Madeleine Berkowitz Well, the desert sun couldn’t last forever. In the northern hemisphere, F-Rock actually had some pretty good luck, weather-wise. So really, we were due for some storming. And after all, what’s even the …
Gap Fall Trek 2023 Written by: Camilla and Stella A 3 hour van ride down the edge of Lago General Carrera. A boat ride across Lago Bertrand into Lago Plomo, past waterfalls and teal-colored water. Meeting our guides for the …
Fall Rock ’23 Our third and final domestic expedition began with the second backpacking experience of the section. Logistically, our experience was similar to the first, but the environment couldn’t have been more different from the jagged peaks of the …
Fall Trek ’23 Written by: Ari and Etta After 15 days of trekking, romping, and hardcore adventuring in Utah’s canyon, we have returned to our hostel in Leadville — exhausted and with countless stories of this once in a lifetime …
Fall ’23 Rock Written by: Madeleine Berkowitz After a luxurious stay at HMI campus between expeditions (beds! real beds!), F-Rock ‘23 got a passionate lesson on trailer organization from Michael and hopped on the bus to drive to Rifle Gap …