Hear Molly Lovett’s (HMI Summer Term 2014 and Semester 35 alumna) favorite HMI story about how she grew as a more confident leader throughout her time in Leadville. My HMI Story: Molly Lovett from High Mountain Institute on Vimeo.
It has been fifteen years since I was a “natural blond” summiting Mount Massive and experiencing what it was like to be in a (real!) cloud for the first time. From New York City to around the world and back—I have been incredibly privileged to spend the first decade of my career as an educator
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
I’ve had a deep connection with HMI for the past nine years. I was a Semester 14 student, Semester 26 apprentice, participated in two summer programs, and I am currently on the Alumni Advisory Council. A year ago I started on a very different career path than my HMIpeers-I commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States
I remember a distinct moment while in Leadville, Colorado where time stopped. The snow was falling, and I was in Who’s Hall printing my final paper for History. The moment was still, beautiful, and full. Something happened in this moment—I felt accomplished. While printing my final paper, I reflected on my moments of endured challenges,
Every morning and night, I dance while brushing my teeth. I dance because I am happy to be alive, but more importantly, I dance so mosquitoes do not land on my stagnant derriere and inject me with malaria. This might sound like an odd ritual to anyone else, but to other Peace Corps Volunteers and HMI alums,
