We were very pleased to welcome the students of Semester 45 to campus on Monday, August 17th. After four days of orientation and wilderness preparation, students departed on their 16-day First Expedition on Thursday, August 20th. Prior to the semester …
For many alumni, leaving HMI also means leaving Leadville behind. This was not the case for Emily Blau. A Semester 21 Student and Semester 33 Apprentice, Emily decided that she wanted to call Leadville home. After spending some time teaching …
In his masterful long poem, “Four Quartets,” T.S. Eliot writes that “the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time.” Gathered in Stuen Hall at the …
By Danny O’Brien, Head of School [This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 HMI Newsletter] This past summer, Semester 22 alumnus Jack Lee married his now wife, Kelsey, on HMI’s campus. It was a beautiful weekend and we were …
At HMI this week, academic studies have certainly been picking up in pace. One exciting science lab we are participating in currently pertains to the negative effects of mining on the environment. Towards the beginning of our semester, we came …