Follow this Team of four elite and experienced Auburn-based Ultra Running athletes as they trace the route of the 17 Donner Party members who began their ill-fated expedition across the Sierra to find safe haven from the brutal winter conditions they were facing (December 16, 1846). Only seven survived. Learn so much more and sign up for the Team’s progress reports on their beautiful and informative website, packed with historical data. The Forlorn Hope  Expedition has been seven years in the making.