Every year on October 2nd, HMI alumni from all over the country gather to celebrate HMI Day. HMI Day is always on October 2nd (10/2) to signify 10,200 feet—the elevation of Leadville. This year, over 100 alumni met up in 20 different locations to eat good food, spend time outside, and reminisce about time spent […]
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 with the Lake County School District, Emily is now the Dean of Students and a
Written by: Ryan, Veerle, Spencer Greetings from HMI! Life up at 10,200 feet in the heart of the Rocky Mountains is wonderful. We recently had a four mile run down to the National Fish Hatchery and back, along beautiful County Road 5A, as we are slowly building up mileage until our 10 mile Fun Run.
[This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 HMI Newsletter] Since April, we have welcomed seven new faculty and staff members to HMI. We are thrilled about the experience and energy that they bring and are excited to introduce them to you! Dave Clark-Barol Position: Director of Summer Programs and Wilderness Coordinator Hometown: Falmouth, MA When
Last Friday we started Ski Week! Every other day (Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday, Thursday) we’ve all gone to Ski Cooper Mountain to learn how to Telemark Ski. Students were split into groups based on their past experience with skiing and the faculty were also put in groups to teach the students. During school days we
Group A We just returned from Second Expedition in the canyons of Utah. It was a 17 day excursion into the depths of the canyons of Cedar Mesa and the vast mesas Jacob’s Chair. We went to Cedar Mesa first, it was the most expansive and incredible landscape we had ever been to in our
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 to understand simply that there were negative effects of the mining done in the mountains,
In science class we recently visited an old mine. We learned about the effects of acid mine drainage on the environment, and took qualitative notes on observable differences in water sources with high and low acidities. We took samples of the tainted water at five different sites, and measured their pH levels, turbidity, and metal
Group A Our expedition was so awesome! In total, we did about 50 miles and attempted to summit two 14ers (peaks above 14,000 feet), and got up most of Mount Massive and completed Mount Elbert! The first day, one cook group fried mac ‘n cheese Not a bad first meal to have in the backcountry!
Upon arrival back to HMI, it has been non-stop fun. Reuniting as 28 students again was seamless despite being on our own adventures for ten days. We were all eager to share our experiences and hear stories from other groups. As students, we dove in into our classes. We developed a strong sense of place
