Forlorn Hope Expedition Archives | Auburn CA - Endurance Capital Of the World™ https://auburnendurancecapital.org/tag/forlorn-hope-expedition/ Auburn CA is the Endurance Capital of the World®, based on the presence of the Tevis Cup (1955) and the Western States Endurance Run (1974), which became a global influence in the development of endurance sports of all kinds. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 21:29:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://auburnendurancecapital.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-aecwlogotm512x512-2-32x32.png Forlorn Hope Expedition Archives | Auburn CA - Endurance Capital Of the World™ https://auburnendurancecapital.org/tag/forlorn-hope-expedition/ 32 32 Forlorn Hope Reprise to Benefit PARC-Auburn https://auburnendurancecapital.org/2021/12/01/forlorn-hope-reprise-to-benefit-parc-auburn/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 21:17:08 +0000 https://auburnendurancecapital.org/?p=6533 Don't miss this benefit for Protect the American River Canyons: December 10, 4:30 to 8pm, Crooked Lane Brewery in Auburn, Learn about the daring winter trek by 4 local Ultra Runners who retraced the path of the team of starving pioneers who set out to find help for their Donner Party members in December 1846. Here their story and learn more about the original expedition. A silent auction loaded with local items will be held, with proceeds benefitting PARC.

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The Team of four elite ultra-distance running athletes, re-creating the December 16, 1846 rescue mission of 17 members of the Donner Party, completed their 100+ mile journey in five days  on Sunday, 3:47 p.m December 20. The 1846 rescue mission took 33 days and of the 17 members, only 7 survived. Learn so much more about the Team’s progress, read about their day-by-day progress, view their spectacular photos, and learn so much more on the The Forlorn Hope Expedition website.

Donner Lake Day 1 FHE

Day 1 of the Forlorn Hope Expedition; photo by Keith Sutter

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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.

Donner Park in Winter

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