written by Jake Wang Disclaimer: **If you’ve never experienced an HMI program before many of Jake’s references may leave you scratching your head…we’ve got a pretty impressive lexicon of random terms that eventually become like a second language to students** From Jake: We’re on the way back from the Kofa, our toughest segment yet. With […]
written by Sameer Das The light of day was snatched from my eyes as I was thrown into frigid water. My breath was held tight as I tried to reach for what I thought was a lifeline above me. To my shock, I grabbed the life vest of another person who was also thrown into
Silent Football in the Boatzilla: ( you have to read on to understand this title) By Lara When we all get tired of paddling, and there’s not enough time to pull over to a tan sandy beach on the shore, something called the floatilla (aka the boatzilla) is born. On November 17th, our group got
Written by: Sol Walker and Janak Bhakta The following two stories recount the Wilderness & Conservation Semester 1 group’s trek through the Paria Canyon. To minimize human impact, the group split into two smaller independent groups that completed the trek independently; thus, they have written two separate posts to share their experience. Group A (by
F-Trek 2 describes a typical day at their climb camp in Snow Canyon, Utah. Written by: Emma and Lily. Our cozy basecamp. We hardly ever sleep in the mid-tents we set up, preferring to risk frost on our sleeping bags to be able to get a full few of the stars. There is hardly anything
Written by: Hannah Abramowitz and McKenna Fox After spending our time so far climbing up walls, this past week our group ventured down into the depths of the Utah canyons. Our five-day backpacking/canyoneering expedition began with great excitement and enthusiasm. Once we reached our first campsite, located on the canyon’s rim, many quickly scouted for
written by: Evie Usich After an incredible month in the desert of southern Utah, we’re back in Leadville for a few “transition days” before we head to Arizona. We started our time in Utah “basecamping” just outside of Moab before packing our backpacks once again for a 16-day trip into the canyons in Bears Ears
Photos and words by: Lukas S., Matthew S., and Claire S. Looking into the night sky at the confluence of Fry and White Canyon–there is only 1% light pollution. Photo by: Lukas S. Great view of the Ancestral Puebloan ruins in Fry Canyon while walking to our 2nd campsite. Featuring Matthew S. Photo by: Lukas
A student’s account of the first two “climbing basecamps” in the Rock Climbing & Conservation Semester. Written by: Clara Mizock An excellent second expedition has come to a close. We’ve taken the next step in our climbing progression by diving headfirst into sport climbing and dipping our toes into traditional climbing. This leg of our
A student reflection of the time Wilderness & Conservation 2 spend at their basecamp near Moab, UT. Written by: Cole Norsworthy You wake up to one or two bright stars remaining in a dark blue sky. You turn over in your sleeping bag. To one side is your family. You’ve spent days that feel like
