The Trailhead
Every journey has a first step. And some of the greatest, most meaningful journeys begin at trailheads. Welcome to ours! Here you’ll learn about gear, see route and trail intel, and dive into stories, images, and videos from our global community of adventureheads like you. Think of it like "The Third Place"–not home, not work, but your other most important/favorite place. The spot to hang out around like-minded people and have your life decisions and priorities validated. You won't need to justify your latest gear purchase or explain why you're using up all your paid time off hours to this crowd. They get it. Let’s go!
REFLECTIONS ON BACKCOUNTRY SKIING FROM CODY TOWNSEND AND IAN PROVO
Words & photos by Cody Townsend & Ian Provo
Maybe you heard that there’s a new member of the Hyperlite Mountain Gear pack family! The Headwall 55 is a backcountry ski pack for the chill pe...
Q&A: The North Woods From Away – An Ultralight Canoe Trip in Northern Minnesota
Words from Hansi Johnson, Tyson and Kendra Perkins, Neil and Ian Provo, and Brendan Lauer. Photos by Hansi Johnson and Ian Provo
Spring 2021, Hyperlite Mountain Gear HQ:
"Remember that survey we ...
In Search of a Patch of Powder: A Ski Mission to Tasmania's Frenchmans Cap
Photos and Words by Shaun Mittwollen
Frenchmans Cap, the Half Dome of Tasmania. High on Tasmania's list of jaw-dropping multi-day hikes. The mountain rises gradually before ending abruptly in a hu...
Packrafting Belize: Caves, Waterfalls and Remote Jungle Paddling in the Land of the Maya
Words & Photos by David Plante
I’ve been fortunate to have paddled many rivers in the Canadian North over the past three decades using hardshell canoes, folding canoes, oar rafts, SOAR boats, a...
The Full Bull
Words & Photos by John Baker
Several years ago, I stumbled across a trip report of this place, and it sounded like one of the most awful yet amazing missions I had ever heard of. I read a few m...
Nothing Missing
Plans put on hold. Frenzied weekends or meticulously stacked PTO hours all idling but raring to jump into action. WE NEED ACTION! "How is that these other adventure peers are out there getting afte...
To the Arrigetch We Must Go
Words, Photos & Video by Eric Bernhoft
Gates of the Arctic National Park is one of the most difficult places to reach that I’ve traveled to.
To even glimpse the majesty of the Brooks Rang...
Understanding Freedom by Way of Three Magazines and Two Little Bells
Words & photos by Tina Currin
It was only three months into our grand living-in-a-van experiment when my husband, Grayson, and I decided that it was high time to visit Gates of the Arctic Nati...
A Flow Through The Bob
Words Ian Provo / Photos by Sean Kerrick Sullivan, Ian Provo, & Neil Provo
A few summers ago, my brother and I set out to recreate our first grand adventure. It had been 10 years since our firs...
Feelin’ F.A.B. - Extreme Nordic Skiing on the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic
Words by Taylor Bracher // Photos & Video by Taylor Bracher & Emily Sullivan, on Ahtna and Upper Tanana Athabascan Lands
“Holy!... Shit!” Emily yells out in short spurts between deep breath...
Chasing Monsters
Words & Photos by Aaron Mulkey // Coldfear.com
It’s February, and I have been chasing ice for the last four months. My body and mind are completely in sync, and I feel like all of my training ...
Traversing The Australian Alps Walking Track in Winter With The Oates
In the winter of 2018, Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ambassador Mark Oates and his twin brother Andy tossed ski-laden Porter packs over their shoulders and set out to complete the Australian Alps Walking...
