Words cannot describe the pure feeling you get in the backcountry or the freeing breaths you take at 12,000 feet above all expectations and obligations. Words cannot describe the bonds you form with the people you share that time and experience with—the unspoken acknowledgement that you are both experiencing a rare and once-in-a-lifetime moment. You […]
Welcome to Semester 33’s first expedition! Before heading into the backcountry, we had two days of crazy classes, including pack packing, shelter set-up, hitch tying, and cooking. After issuing all sorts of personal and group gear and packing up rations, we loaded up the busses and headed for the mountains! Here’s a description of our
Woo! We’re finally catching back up. Two weeks ago on Saturday, we all enjoyed our second coffeehouse of the semester. We were more prepared this time and all put in a lot of effort for the big night, which, of course, turned out to be fantastic! Some highlights included: raps written by our very own (Cabin
As you can tell from our recent lack of communication, we are in the thick of it! We’ve been quite busy these past few weeks, from normal school work to prepping for SATs and AP tests. Way back when, on Sunday, April 27th, we all drove down to Colorado Springs to take a tour of Colorado College.
We had amazing expeditions in the canyons, and we can’t believe that we’ve completed the wilderness portion of our time at HMI! It has just flown by, but here are some of our great stories: Group A remembers a hot day along the trail—fourth mile of the day, sun beating down, map spread open across the orange
This week has been filled with laughs and smiles. We returned from spring break to hear about all sorts of interesting stories and experiences our friends had had during their vacations. Since returning and catching up with the HMIfamily, we’ve spent the past few days preparing for our third and final expedition. During this last expedition we
This week has been exciting to say the least! This past weekend was our college counseling weekend. We each got paired with a visiting college counselor who gave us some more advice on our potential college choices. While some of us came out of our meetings a bit overwhelmed with all the new choices of
We have been back on campus for a few days now, having returned from our second expedition skiing in the mountains of Leadville. We are relishing the luxury of wood-burning stoves, beds, and hot showers! The winter trips were, of course, really darn hard—temperatures were cold and building quigloos was laborious. That said, the experience
On Saturday, February 23rd, many students rose early and raced in or volunteered for the Leadville Loppet—an annual Nordic ski race held in town. Costumes, cold, and craziness were rampant as HMI cheered on both fellow students and Leadville residents who were racing. Student racers loved the tasty treats they received from aid stations throughout the race,
A little over a week ago, we emerged from our sleeping bags in southern Utah, covered in filth and, for the most part, feeling a little apprehensive about reentering the HMIcommunity. What would seeing other human beings be like? Having to attend school in a classroom rather than at the base of a large drainage or on
