The Trailhead

MATT GRAHAM AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE AERO 28

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!

Backpacking Breakfast Recipes For Your Most Important Meal

Backpacking Breakfast Recipes For Your Most Important Meal

By Matt Jenkins Your daily food intake should include a mix of complex carbohydrates, simple carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Breakfasts are no exception. Breakfast is commonly believed to be the...
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Pod with Food

Build Better Ultralight Backpacking Meals With Heavyweight Nutrition

For this series of posts on ultralight nutrition, we tapped Boulder, CO-based sports nutritionist Brian Rigby. Brian holds a Master of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition and is a Certified Sport...
Backcountry Recipes: How to Gain Weight On Even the Most Grueling Thru Hike

Backcountry Recipes: How to Gain Weight On Even the Most Grueling Thru Hike

Text & photos by Chris Atwood. Chris Atwood did a 57-day thru hike below the rim of the Grand Canyon with Ambassador Rich Rudow (Read “The Grandest Walk: A 700-Mile Thru Hike Below the Rim“). D...
How To Patch a Dyneema (Formerly Cuben Fiber) Backpack

How To Patch a Dyneema (Formerly Cuben Fiber) Backpack

After 57 days in the Grand Canyon backcountry, my Hyperlite Mountain Gear Southwest 4400 still looks great. It saw the spectrum of conditions, literally every type of weather imaginable below the ...
Ultralight Backpacking Recipes For Winter and Beyond

Ultralight Backpacking Recipes For Winter and Beyond

Matt Jenkins and Elyssa Shalla, backcountry rangers at Grand Canyon, have been exploring the southwestern deserts together since they met in 2008. After living and traveling extensively abroad, the...
How to Use Trekking Poles to Increase Speed and Decrease Fatigue

How to Use Trekking Poles to Increase Speed and Decrease Fatigue

Text by Mike St. Pierre, Photo by Cody Cobb. Why, Where & How to Use Trekking Poles Trekking poles prevent muscle damage and soreness. The UK’s Northumbria University conducted a study in 2010 ...