Written by Jack Goldberg and Sebastian Chacon Fresh off the heels of the Paria Canyon, HMI gap STrek-1 can indeed confirm that the Grand Canyon is as grand as everyone says it is. Rafting as a team was a good shake up compared to our usual backpacking. On this expedition we were joined by three […]
Day 1After initially pulling up to a “beeg meat steak” (our lingo for a big mistake) — the most available campsite was an RV park with one small gravel square for us all to sleep on–we found 3 campsites to set up our tarps. Nicholas, our instructor, decided to sleep on a picnic table (a
Written by: Cece, Ben, Brooke, Theo and Lizzie Libbey, Izzy, Gus, and Jessi led Group A (also known as the Blisfl Vejjg Cats) into the mountains near Homestake Peak for a second expedition this semester. Most of the students’ days in the snow consisted of carrying heavy sleds, skinning from campsite to campsite, and doing
Written by: Tess, Rowan, Lindsey, & Harry Three days this past week, Semester 46 eagerly woke up early, dressed in ski attire, and traveled to Ski Cooper to learn how to telemark ski. The excitement was infectious on the bus rides: the apprentices played music and the students chatted about conditions, ski technique, and hopes
Written by: Grant, Eve, Molly & Cam Semester 46 has enjoyed an amazing first two weeks of school on campus. The first weekend was especially fun! After classes on Saturday, Semester 46 got dressed up in the silliest costumes to go ice skating. They spent the afternoon at the rink together playing hockey, chatting, and
Written by: Rabbit, Tate, Sienna, Maya, and Brody Group A: On Friday, January 29th, Barrett, Dylan, and Brenna leaned over the front row of seats on the short bus, beaming at 10 new eager faces, and thus began Group A’s expedition to Jacob’s Chair! That very evening, the students set up their tarps for the
We were very pleased to welcome the students of Semester 46 to campus on Wednesday, January 27th. After two days of orientation and wilderness preparation, the students departed on their 14-day First Expedition to the canyons of southeastern Utah. Semester 46 students practiced setting up their tents (“Mids”) in the HMI library Prior to the
We are very pleased to report the successful completion of our Fall 2020 Semester and Gap programming. Both of these programs ran in an entirely in-person fashion and did not experience a single positive COVID case. Gap students departed from Arizona on December 8, Semester students left our campus in Leadville on December 11. HMI
Written by Grace, Carrin and Meg Our first few days in the KOFA We begin our hiking days with a familiar routine: packing our backpacks with all our belongings, making a tasty warm breakfast (usually hash browns or oatmeal), treating our water bottles, and doing a map check. In preparation for independent student travel, we
written by Jake Wang Disclaimer: **If you’ve never experienced an HMI program before many of Jake’s references may leave you scratching your head…we’ve got a pretty impressive lexicon of random terms that eventually become like a second language to students** From Jake: We’re on the way back from the Kofa, our toughest segment yet. With
