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 …
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 …
Three groups of High Mountain Institute Gap students, our largest Gap cohort ever, arrived in Leadville, CO on September 20th, 2020. Students traveled via both plane and car, and prior to the semester start we encouraged all 36 students to …
Student reflections from HMI Gap’s Fall 2020 “Wilderness and Conservation in The American West” semester. Written by: Zackery Stone “How are you going to use the bathroom?” It was perhaps the most common question I received when telling family and …
Student reflections from a 14-day backpacking trip through the Sawatch Range near Leadville, CO. Written by Emma Barker and Ruby Platt “F-Trek 1” (short for “Fall Wilderness & Conservation Semester in the American West”) returned from our adventure in the …
Student reflections from HMI Gap’s “Climbing and Conservation in the American West” semester. written by: Noah Stiegler and Sabine Blumenthal Our group – “F-Rock” (short for “Rock Climbing & Conservation in the American West”) – just returned from our first …
Read the latest blog updates from our Andes Leadership Semester (a collaborative program with Where There Be Dragons). From 03/15/20: Dia de La Mujer: La Patagonia y yo Ode to Patagonia From 03/17/20: Las Aventuras de Los Apus Discotecas Adventures …
We are excited that you are interested in following along with the adventures of our inaugural Andes Leadership Semester. You can expect to be updated on the progress of this semester every 2-3 weeks as much of the time students …
Written by: Pearl Just two days ago, HMI Gap fall semesters came to a close. At the end of every HMI program, students do a Solo, during which they write their Full Circle, a reflection exercise to consider what they …
Written by: Kevin Sun and Jack Viergever Hello from Chile Chico, the cuidad del sol! We’ve just come off of our 21-day expedition in the Patagonia wild. We’ve hiked through forests, marshes, mountains and many rivers during our time in …