Jill Gardiner | High Mountain Institute

Semester 42: Third Expedition

Group A: Being only with women for 11 days in the back country was an empowering experience. We hiked over […]

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself: What is the history of the land I’m standing on? Through whose hands

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In the small town of Villa Cerro Castillo, in the valley below the jagged and fortress-like peaks of Cerro Catillo, we

As the snow melts and the Sun comes out, people’s smiles get a little bigger every day. Despite the heavy

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After a week of cultural immersion projects in Chile Chico everyone was eager to sleep under the stars once again.

We have had many visitors on campus lately. From relatives to aspiring science teachers, people keep showing up at our

Group A: Second expedition was an adventure in the Colorado back-country, one like no other. Between the curiously strong weather

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Futaleufú! A world-renowned center of whitewater rafting, home to high mountains and grand valleys, and generally just a really cool

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Often, students bring their own passions and talents to an HMI program, enriching their own experience as well as the

Last Friday we started Ski Week! Every other day (Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday, Thursday) we’ve all gone to Ski Cooper