When we departed Tennessee Pass on September 24th, we could not have predicted the conversations, laughs, and challenges ahead of us. Although our Trek community grew a little stronger every day, our 6 mile hike from Timberline to Virginia Lake …
HMI Gap Blog by Molly Grand and Abby Sieler The first two weeks of HMI Gap in the American West have been filled with LOTS of walking. We began at Sugarloafin’ Campground, where we had Orientation and learned how to …
Written by: Russell, Nick, & Annika We woke up to gloom and grey. We’d camped at South Willow Stream the night before, on the flanks of Mount Massive. After cooking breakfast in the rain, we started out on our longest …
We are very pleased to report the successful completion of our Spring 2021 high school semester (HMI Semester 46) and Gap programming. HMI Gap students departed from Leadville on May 13; HMI Semester students departed on May 23. Semester 46 …
Part 1 Written by Ellie and Jonah and Part 2 by Georgia S Trek 1 Canyons: Part 1 Our first expedition in the canyons of Utah (near Moab) brought us lots of sun, rappelling, and brownie scramble. Very unlike our …
S Trek 1’s Winter Trip Blog! Written by Claire and Ben, STrek 1 After about a week of front country living, we were all itching to get outside again. As we embarked on the winter expedition, we learned to pack …
Written by Hazel, S-Trek 2 We began our last expedition by “running” Fry Canyon– a deep slot canyon with a required repel. It was a gorgeous day, and we were excited to be walking again after a couple of weeks …
Written by Douglas, Krain and Hazel This expedition began with our drive from Leadville to Moab. We set up our base camp at a group site right on the banks of the Colorado River with the view of the sandstone …
5:00 am Hazel, Yael, and Chaney wage the greatest battle in the prank war to date. Their weapon was unknowingly gifted to them by their foes. In the dead of night, they steal the Instructors’ food bags, toss an avalanche …
S Trek 1 has been steeped in hostel luxury this past week–thanks to our Inn the Clouds hosts. We got to sleep under a roof, enjoy running water, and sit on some very plush couches. Our stint in Leadville started …