Through HMI Gap’s Civic Adventure Scholarship program, we hope to support students who have demonstrated a commitment to civic engagement and outdoor adventure to become part of HMI Gap. This year, we will award three merit scholarships to students who wish to take one of our HMI Gap …
My experiences in these past three months have shed light on an unexpected irony. In feeling incredible weakness, my knees buckling under the weight of my pack and my legs burning with each step through the rising snow, I knew …
Backpacking Group By Leo Polk and Christina Iwanski Three days after arriving in Chile Chico and getting acquainted with Chilean culture and prepping for our expedition through Parque Patagonia, our group of 10 set off on an unbelievable bumpy road …
Rock Climbing Group Written by Nora Fried and Ben Clouse Bienvenidos a Patagonia! Welcome to Patagonia! After quite the journey (3 planes, 3 bus rides, and a ferry), our group finally made it all the way from Leadville to Chile …
Rock Climbing Group Written by Heath Lawrence, Christina Klyce, and Becca Schild “In the American Southwest, I began a lifelong love affair with a pile of rock.” –Edward Abbey During the last section of Utah, it feels that we’ve entered …
Backpacking Group Written by Ally Edwards and Caitlin Murphy These past few weeks we’ve been enjoying perfect weather and new adventures in southern Utah. We began our time base camping (glamping), spending our days either climbing or doing service work …
Rock climbing group Written by Ally Bartels and Robert Rolfsen Over three days, the landscape changed from white to green to beautiful yellows and oranges of the fall leaves and red sandstone of Utah. The unofficial slogan for this sandy desert …
Backpacking group Written by Isabel Emsfeld and Nick Van Besien A white Short bus pulls down a dirt road, signifying the end of our first expedition, 12 days backpacking in the Sawatch Mountains of Colorado. All 8 students and 2 …
Rock climbing group Written by Katie Moody and Andrew Vincent As we unzipped the tent, the snow that lay crusted on the synthetic exterior, accumulated during the frigid night, tumbled onto our heads. While we were boiling some water for breakfast, …
In celebration of the inaugural Gap Year Decision Day, HMI is excited to welcome an incredible group of students for our 2017 and 2018 gap semesters. Gap Year Decision Day is a nation-wide initiative to encourage students to declare their gap year plans …