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Gear Doesn’t Make the Adventure—You Do: How I Turned an HMI Tent into a Homemade Bikepacking Setup

Keira Obert (right) is the HMI Marketing & Admissions Associate I’ve always had a soft spot for a low-budget adventure,

On the final day of each HMI program, every student shares a written “Full Circle” reflection. This Full Circle essay

A reflection by Emily Weisenbach, sister of RMS VIII alum Matthew Stuen Since Stuen Hall’s dedication in 2010, approximately 1,700

Jill Gardiner, HMI Director of Admissions & Financial Aid Do you remember the moment you first heard about HMI? I

The view from the top by Leo Kirkbride I don’t do it. I wish I did. Perhaps I’ll pick up

HMI Fall 2025 Rock and Trek students reflect on their first expedition in the Sawatch range of the Rocky Mountains!

Amelia Madrigal I will be back to Utah. I whispered it to the flowers and the cacti and the cryptobiotic

As of fall, 2024, the HMI Semester is now led by two co-directors: Sergio Juárez, who oversees student & residential

By Abby Waisler HMI Semester 45 (Fall, 2020) Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences (CA) Class of 2022 Bates College

Hudson Spyros Laughter and Stoke During Ski Week When it was announced that we would be going to Ski Cooper,