“One never reaches home,’ she said. ‘But where paths that have an affinity for each other intersect, the whole world looks like home, for a time.” Our time has come and gone, as last week the tight-knit Gap 2016 family said our inevitable, but nonetheless difficult goodbyes. Some students and instructors stayed in South America, […]
Upon arriving in Chile over two weeks ago, after many hours of traveling, we quickly got to see the breathtaking Patagonian landscape and culture. We spent the first few days getting prepared for our most challenging expedition yet, shopping for our ration at the local grocery store, reviewing the route with the instructors, and mentally preparing for
Upon arriving in Chile over two weeks ago, after many hours of traveling, we quickly got to see the breathtaking Patagonian landscape and culture. We spent the first few days getting prepared for our most challenging expedition yet, shopping for our ration at the local grocery store, reviewing the route with the instructors, and mentally preparing for
Hello from the desert! Since transitioning from the mountains overlooking Moab, Utah, we headed down to Indian Creek, the mecca of sandstone crack climbing. After one week there, and a short canyoneering adventure, we finished our time in Utah camped by the Colorado River north of Moab. We have been focusing on learning traditional rock climbing
Coming to the La Sal Mountains overlooking Moab, Utah, we were promised relief from the bitter cold clutches of the Sawatch Range in Leadville. Instead, we went from balmy 37 degree weather to freezing teen-temps, suited for an ice box. An icebox is in fact, an excellent description of the campsites we occupied, which for
Hello there, parents, grandparents, friends, future gap students, and to anyone else reading! We just got back from our first expedition in the Sawatch Range outside of Leadville. We hiked around thirty miles over the span of eight days, with two days of climbing at a high alpine crag. We started the trip in unusually
The daughter of a family friend is graduating high school this year. Now, at the end of an extraordinarily successful high school career, her voice deepens with cynicism: “I just want to get it over with so I can start working to pay it off.” This defeatism is unlike what I remember feeling as a
HMI Gap is officially on the road with USA Gap Year Fairs. We are traveling across the country to meet students face to face during Gap Fairs, High School presentations, and visits at local climbing gyms. This is a great way to learn more about the program, speak to our Program Coordinators and Lead Faculty, and get many
HMI Gap is officially on the road with USA Gap Year Fairs. We are traveling across the country to meet students face to face during Gap Fairs, High School presentations, and visits at local climbing gyms. This is a great way to learn more about the program, speak to our Program Coordinators and Lead Faculty, and get many
Last week, our tight-knit group said the inevitable goodbye and journeyed off to new adventures. Some students and instructors stayed in Patagonia to travel independently while others returned to college or home to return to “real life.” The last two weeks of our time in Patagonia was spent at a small estancia in the heart
