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
HMI is excited to announce its newest program, HMI Gap, a 12-week semester for students aged 18-22 looking to step off the “academic treadmill” to explore the world and pursue unique adventures in beautiful places. While rock climbing, backpacking, and participation in real-world conservation projects, students get the opportunity to visit some of the wildest places of the American West and
On Tuesday, October 7th, HMI will host an evening presentation in Minneapolis for prospective students and their families to learn more about the HMI Semester and Summer Term. Alumni and their families are welcome to join us as well! Please click here for more information about the Minneapolis event
Words cannot describe the pure feeling you get in the backcountry or the freeing breaths you take at 12,000 feet above all expectations and obligations. Words cannot describe the bonds you form with the people you share that time and experience with—the unspoken acknowledgement that you are both experiencing a rare and once-in-a-lifetime moment. You
Welcome to Semester 33’s first expedition! Before heading into the backcountry, we had two days of crazy classes, including pack packing, shelter set-up, hitch tying, and cooking. After issuing all sorts of personal and group gear and packing up rations, we loaded up the busses and headed for the mountains! Here’s a description of our
The week on campus following expedition was a wonderful yet emotionally taxing time, as we all felt a sense of dread about leaving our new friends and this beautiful place which has come to mean so much to us. The week started off with presentations of our Personal Environmental Ethic Projects for our Practices & Principles: Ethics
