History Expeditions - trail running and historical discovery including Donner Party, Forlorn Hope, Grosh Brothers

News and media coverage

10 Interesting Points on the Western States 100 Course

Trailrunner Magazine June 21, 2023

History the Hard Way; Trans Sierra trek resumes

KOLO ABC-Reno April 19, 2023

The Tale of the Grosh Brothers: Why History Gets Things Wrong

Moonshine Ink March 9, 2023

Grosh Brothers Expedition Cut Short

Comstock Chronicle March 10, 2023

The Tale of the Grosh Brothers: Why History Gets Things Wrong

Moonshine Ink March 9, 2023

How Cadaver Dogs Sniff Out and Dig Up Decaying History

Discover Magazine March 6, 2023

A Trekking Team Attempts To Complete The Grosh Brothers Expedition

Comstock Chronicle March 3, 2023

POSTPONED: Honoring the Grosh brothers: 5 athletes reprise historic, 100-mile expedition

The Union February 28, 2023

Storm stops historic trans-Sierra trek

ABC KOLO-TV Reno February 28, 2023

Experiencing history the hard way: a trans-Sierra trek aims to correct history

ABC KOLO-TV Reno February 27, 2023

Storm stops historic trans-Sierra trek

ABC KOLO-TV Reno February 28, 2023

Expedition to retrace Comstock Lode discovery

Tahoe Weekly, February 5, 2023

Adventurers retrace trek of gold-seeking trio featuring Western med school founder

Western University News - February 23, 2023

History Expeditions - The Grosh Brothers - Part 1

Donner Party Mountain Runners, January 1, 2023

History Expeditions - Part 2

Donner Party Mountain Runners, February 1, 2023

Donner Party Horror and Heroes

Discovery Channel, Expedition Unknown S 10, E18 August 23, 2022

Donner Party Horror and Heroes [YouTube for $2-$3]

Discovery Channel, Expedition Unknown S 10, E18 August 23, 2022

Donner Relief Expedition Recap

Tahoe Silicon Mountain March 14, 2022

The Donner Party Rescue Expeditions: the 2022 Reprise

The Heirloom, Donner Summit Historical Society, March 2022

‘Extraordinary feats’: Group of four retraces Donner Party rescue expedition

The Union, March 3, 2022

Extreme athletes trace forgotten trail of Donner Party rescuers on 175th anniversary

Reno News & Review, February 20, 2022

Relief Expedition - Post Completion Q&A

Sierra State Parks Foundation, February 18, 2022

Donner Party Relief Expedition

KTVN-TV Reno, NV, February 18, 2022

How to track the extreme athletes retracing Donner Party trails

MyNews4 Reno, NV, February 14, 2022

Living history: Walking in a Donner Party relief mission’s footsteps

KOLO-TV Reno, NV, February 14, 2022

Walking in the footsteps of Donner Party rescuers

KOLO-TV Reno, NV, February 18, 2022

Forlorn Hope Expedition, 12-16-20, photo by Elke Reimer

Auburn residents among team of 4 to cover trail of Donner relief group in 1847

Gold Country Media, February 13, 2022

Four Sacramento-area hikers are retracing the 100-mile route of those sent to rescue the Donner Party 175 years ago

Capradio, February 14, 2022

Ultra-runners set out to retrace Donner Party rescue mission

Sierra Sun, February 11, 2022

Ultra-runners set out to retrace Donner Party rescue mission

Tahoe Daily Tribune, February 11, 2022

Heirloom

Donner Summit Historical Society, February 2022

Donner Party Descendants Call

The Team was joined by direct descendants from the Donner and Graves families, February 3, 2022

NEW: Experience the journey of the Forlorn Hope thru our Expedition

Watch video-shorts using photos, videos and storytelling to compellingly convey the Forlorn Hope story and Expedition.

Mile 99 Live Interview

Mile 99 Interview, January 19, 2022 Click on photo for live vide interview in Facebook or go here for audio interview: https://www.themile99interview.com/episode-56-donner-relief-expedition/

Discovering the Lost Trail of the Forlorn Hope: A Tale of American Pioneer Legends

Presentation by the Forlorn Hope Expedition to the Sacramento Historical Society on April 27th, 2021.

NOW AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING!: CA State Parks & Sierra State Parks Foundation Saturday, October 23rd, 2021

The Forlorn Hope Expedition presented a new "Talkumentary" about the Forlorn Hope and Forlorn Hope Expedition at the Donner Memorial State Park, hosted by California State Parks and the Sierra State Parks Foundation.