HMI Trek Written by: Noah and Sarah After three information packed days on HMIs campus, we were finally ready to ride into the Sawatch Mountains. All 12 of us eagerly and excitedly stuffed our packs, split our food rations, and mentally prepared for the unforeseen adventures to come. Our first day began at Cottonwood Creek […]
HMI Traverse Written by: Sylvia and David Greetings friends, family, loved ones back home and abroad! We have just returned from a successful first expedition in the Sawatch Mountains, and are eager to reach out about the experiences we’ve had. An average day on this expedition consisted of: getting up between 6 and 7 a.m.
HMI Rock Written by Cece & Nichola On September 25th, after a three day orientation on the HMI campus, Fall Rock 2022 embarked on their first expedition in the Sawatch Mountains. We packed out heavy 100 liter packs with all the food and gear that we needed in the bus barn before being dropped off
A Colorful Rainbow Welcome! HMI Gap staff await the arrival of students Gap students made their arrival to HMI’s campus on Thursday, September 22, where they were greeted by a stupendous rainbow! All three fall programs (Rock, Traverse, & Trek) kicked off their semester with four days on HMI’s campus in Leadville going through course
I am writing this just as the stars peek out and the 12 of us get ready for our last night spent in Chile. The anticipation of going home alongside the memories of the past three months are bubbling up in the Coyhaique hostel tonight. We’ve been recounting moments of laughter and struggle, and thanking
Rosa and Amelia are here to talk about our last expedition together. As a culmination of everything we’ve learned about living in the backcountry this semester, the students worked together to plan one final trek, led by our fearless Student Expedition Leaders, Nora and Sophia. This expedition was an opportunity for the nine of us
By Claire Sutton, Assistant Director, HMI Gap The size of HMI’s Gap Program has more than doubled since the beginning of the pandemic. It did not always feel like this would be the case. In May 2020, the HMI Gap admissions lines had been all but silent for two months. This led us to reevaluate
Hey everybody! It’s Kosi with an update from the field. The ice fields exped was incredible. Here is a day by day. Day 1: Starting again We woke up and the world was dark. Louis and Amelia drove us from Cerro Castillo to Bertrand where we met 3 of our new companions. John, our trail
What a wonderful and chaotic trip!!! Lily and Lydia are here to talk about our most recent trip to Cerro Castillo National Park. his trip was by far the one with the best views, but it also had the most unplanned adventures including a spa day, persistent precipitation, sunrise hikes, rerouting, snowball fights, wet gear, and
What a wet (but wonderful) week! We are currently back at Las Natalias in Futaleufú decompressing from a once-in-a-lifetime experience on a world renowned river, the Futaleufú. Brett here! One thing that I find really amazing about this experience is all the different kinds of expeditions we are having. This past river week was a
