Recent weeks in Leadville have been characterized by sunny skies and warm temperatures with the occasional intense snow squall. The fall shoulder season here in the high country leaves options for all kinds of outdoor activities. A storm that came in after the 10 mile fun run left just enough snow for MC (Math), Margi (Science), Emily […]
Come join us on Wednesday, November 12th, to learn more about the High Mountain Institute! We will be hosting an evening presentation for prospective students and their families to ask questions about the HMI Semester and Summer Term. Alumni, we welcome you to attend as well! For more information about the Cleveland event, please click here.
As you may well have guessed, we’ve been busy here on campus! We’re rolling out of our third week of academic time since our second expedition. It’s hard to believe how quickly it’s all gone by. Our Family Weekend was such a blast—we enjoyed sharing this place that we care so much about with people
HMI continues to travel the country, and this week we’ll head to Seattle for an evening presentation. If you are a prospective student or family, we would love for you to attend so that we can answer your questions about the Semester and Summer Term. Alums, we welcome you to attend with your families as well!
On November 6th we will host an evening presentation in Pittsburgh for prospective students and their families. We look forward to meeting you and answering all your questions about the HMI Semester and Summer Term. Alumni and their families are welcome to join as well! Click here for the full invitation and more information on the Pittsburgh event.
HMI proudly welcomes the following new members to our Board of Trustees: Lisa Barker Lisa is connected to HMI in numerous ways: she a Semester 5 alumni parent, completed her WFR at HMI, was a TLE instructor and intern, is a TLE alumni parent (2005), a TLE curriculum developer, adjunct faculty, and supporter. She holds a MA in Adventure Education from Prescott College (2006) and an MA in Spiritual Psychology with
This second expedition can be summed up in one word: snowy! While we felt prepared with warm sleeping bags and lots of layers, we were still a bit surprised to be hiking around in snow up to our knees while summiting 14ers. We look outside now at two of these big peaks right outside Who’s
Growing up in Leadville, I was introduced to HMI when I was about 13 years old after meeting a few of the HMI staff, specifically Kate Bartlett and Katie Baldazar. However, it wasn’t until I signed up for the High Peaks Adventure course in 2004 that I really learned what HMI was all about. After attending the HPA I made it my goal
This is our last update before heading into the snowy wildlands around Leadville. We figure that if we’re working with people from the Colorado Fourteener’s Initiative then at least we’re not the only crazy ones headed out into the backcountry! We feel more comfortable this time around preparing for expedition—rationing food, issuing gear, organizing, packing
Since we’re sure that we’re going to miss our “traditional” HMI on-campus classes, we thought we’d dedicate this penultimate post before expedition to honoring those classes (even though we still get to work on them in the backcountry)! One of the things that we’ve been most excited about is our teachers. They are so passionate about what
