HMI Summer Term 2026 Calendar
Dates: Sunday, June 28 – Saturday, July 25, 2026
Students arrive in Denver between 10am and 2pm; get picked up and travel to Leadville
Sunday, June 28, 2025
Orientation and expedition preparation
Sunday, June 28 – Tuesday, June 30
Backpacking Expedition in the Collegiate Peaks or Sawatch Range, Colorado
Wednesday, July 1 – Friday, July 10
Writing and ecology workshops, rock climbing
Saturday, July 12 – Wednesday, July 15
Backpacking Expedition in the Collegiate Peaks or Sawatch Range, Colorado
Thursday, July 16 – Thursday, July 23
Summer Term Wrap-Up and Celebration
Friday, July 24th
Students Depart
Saturday, July 25th