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

We Hope We Did Them Justice
Auburn Journal, February 26, 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

Auburn residents among team of 4 to cover trail of Donner relief group in 1847
Gold Country Media, February 13, 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.

Reprise of the Forlorn Hope
Sacramento Magazine, December 2021

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.

Retracing a Donner Party Path, Nearly Two Centuries Later
Atlas Obscuria by Erika Mailman 3/8/21

The Forlorn Hope Expedition
Nevada County Historical Society by Bill Oudegeest April, 2021

Johnson Rancho Project Moving Forward
Wheatland Historical Society, January, 2021

Sierra State Parks Foundation
Sierra Speaker Series - Forlorn Hope Expedition Interview - 2/20/21

Forlorn Hope Expedition
The Marker, January 2021, Trail West, Inc.

Forlorn Hope Expedition
Road Dog Podcast by Luis Escobar 1/11/21

Forlorn Hope reprise team to be featured on Mountain Minds Monday meeting
Recorded live Monday, Jan.11, now available online by Tahoe Silicon Mountain 1/11/21

Video Webinar: The Forlorn Hope Expedition
Donner Party Mountain Runners 1/5/21

John Oakley Show, Toronto, CN
Part 1 (12/15/20) interview by John with guest Bob Crowley regarding the Forlorn Hope Expedition

John Oakley Show, Toronto, CN
Part 2 (1/5/21) interview by John with guest Bob Crowley regarding the Forlorn Hope Expedition

History Trail Trekking - Forlorn Hope Recap
Trail Runner Nation Episode #504 by Scott Warr and Don Feeman 1/1/21

The 2020 Reprise of the Forlorn Hope
Donner Summit Historical Society Heirloom by Bill Oudegeest 1/1/21

Forlorn Hope: 174 years later, Auburn-area team puts itself in Donner Party's shoes
Gold Country Media by Katie Moore, 12/24/20

Donner Party’s Forlorn Hope reprise
Tahoe Daily Tribune by Bill Oudegeest 12/15/20

Forlorn Hope: 174 years later, Auburn-area team puts itself in Donner Party's shoes
Gold Country Media by Kate Moore 12/24/20

4 endurance athletes are setting out to trek the route of the Donner Party from the 19th century
Insider by Inyoung Choi 12/15/20

Donner Party: Athletes To Recreate Survivors’ Escape 174 Years Later
CBS San Francisco/Bay Area Channel 5 - 12/15/20

Rediscovering America's Historic Trail of Forlorn Hope
Trail Runner Magazine by Brian Metzler 12/16/20

The Immemorial Journey of the Forlorn Hope
Moonshine Ink by Sage Sauerbrey 12/15/20

4 Donner Party obsessed runners are retracing their Tahoe escape route
SFGate by Scott Sonner 12/15/20

Athletes to retrace Sierra escape of Donner Party survivors
Associated Press Newswire by Scott Sonner 12/15/20

Forlorn Hope Expedition Featured
Lake Tahoe Television on Livestream with Kristin Miller Ferrell 12/13/20

Forlorn Hope Expedition Interview (Audio)
California State Park interpreter, Jeremy Lin interview of Bob Crowley and Tim Twietmeyer - 12/12/20

Donner Party's Forlorn Hope reprise
Sierra Sun, Bill Oudegeest 12/11/20

Athletes Trace Lost Donner Party Trail
RN&R Editor Frank X. Mullen 12/10/20

Interview with Expedition Team Member Elke Reimer
Video by Keith Sutter Photography (http://www.sutterphoto.com)

Trail Runner Nation Podcast
One of the Greatest Endurance Feats in History Episode 500 - 12/5/20

Donner Summit Historical Society Heirloom
December, 2020, issue #148 Reprising the Forlorn Hope - 12/1/20

History Trail Trekking with Bob Crowley and Tim Twietmeyer
Training for Ultra Podcast Episode 152 - 11/20/20

Truckee-Donner Historical Society
Retracing the Steps of the Donner Party's Forlorn Hope - 11/14/20