Our mission is
To honor the Forlorn Hope
The Forlorn Hope Expedition was successful. We retraced their steps over 100 miles as a tribute to these ordinary people taking an extraordinary and selfless risk on behalf of others.
About
100 miles from Donner Lake to Johnson’s Ranch across the winter wilderness of the Sierra. More information about the Expedition here
Timeline
Geek out on the Forlorn Hope with a day-by-day interactive timeline describing the weather, location, important landmarks, key occurrences,direct quotes from multiple resources and more. Watch this brief video to learn how to navigate, then head over to our timeline here: Forlorn Hope Timeline
Bob Crowley
Extreme distance mountain runner
Tim Twietmeyer
World-class ultrarunner
Jennifer Hemmen
Wilderness and adventure team leader
Elke Reimer
Veteran ultrarunner, backpacker
Catching the Donner History Bug
1976 was the year that I caught the bug—the Donner History Bug. I started teaching science & math at a San Jose Junior High in
Day 5: Relief and Reunion
Day 5: RELIEF AND REUNION We traveled 26 miles in one day, it took Forlorn Hope 8 days to reach the same place. The final week
Day 5: Team Update-Forlorn Hope Expedition Team arrives at Johnson Ranch site at 3:47 PM
Following are accounts of the day from Bob Crowley, Elke Reimer & Jennifer Hemmen. View more photos on the Expedition Photos page. Bob Crowley-We cannot
Day 5: Team Update
Following is an account from Keith Sutter of the morning. You can view more photos on the Expedition Photos page. They had a brisk start
Day 4: Peaks and Valleys
Day 1 was “Hope”, Day 2 “Forlorn”, Day 3 “Despair” and Day 4… Day 4: PEAKS AND VALLEYS We traveled 21 miles in one day, it
Day 4: Team Update
Following are accounts of Day 4 from Elke Reimer and the team. View more photos on the Expedition Photos page. From Elke Reimer: Day Four
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