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!
FROM RIFFS TO CLIFFS: SAMUEL NANEY AND THE NEW WAVE OF MOUNTAIN RUNNING
Words and Photos by Samuel Naney @samuel_naney
When HMG’s grandmaster of content and marketing, Mark Sirek, asked me to explore the topic of mountain running and its evolution over time, I thought ...
LOST BREATHS: A FAMILY BACKPACKING TRIP IN THE CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH
Words and Photos by Sam Bugas, @swbugas
I’m afraid to tell him that I feel a heat in my chest, that each breath is more labored than the last. I barely remember the last few hours of hiking, and...
THE WILD BUNCH FILM: AN INTERVIEW WITH MODERN OUTLAWS
Words from Brett Davis, Diana Davis, Steve "DOOM" Fassbinder, and Greg Cairns, Images from Brett, Greg, and DOOM
WHO ARE YOU, AND WHO'S IN YOUR CREW?
BRETT - I'm Brett Davis (aka BD or just" Davi...
BACKPACKING IN JAPAN: MEET SOTA SAKAMOTO AND THE KUMANO KODO ROUTE
Words and Photos by Sota Sakamoto
Japan is a mountainous country, with mountains in every corner of the country, and without exception, people live there. The Japanese have used mountain resource...
WORK TRIP: PACKRAFTING THE DEBSCONEAG LAKES WILDERNESS OF MAINE
Words by Nelson Brown, Photos by Nelson Brown
My paddling career started in 2019, guiding multi-day sea kayak trips in Kenai Fjords National Park. The rugged coastline, temperate rainforest, and ...
CHLOE AND PIPER DO THE WOO WOO SKI CHU
Words and Photos by Chloe Hammond
WHAT DREW US TO THIS MISSION
In May 2023, Outdoor Pursuits (OP) at Fort Lewis College had this same ski traverse scheduled to be a student trip. It was called t...
PITCHING AN ULTAMID 2 IN SNOW WITH NOLS INSTRUCTOR, JEFF WOHL
Words, Photos, andVideo by Jeff Wohl
After wrapping up the summer season with trips in Alaska, the Rocky Mountains, and the canyons of Utah, I get excited to head out into the winter wonderland for...
Oh, Canada: Packrafting The Northwest Territories
Words & Photos by Paul Burbidge // Videos by Dylan Stewart
We’d made the Mackenzie River and the trip was over. We still had 100 kilometers of river to paddle but the unknowns were behind us an...
Whitewater Packrafting 101: 10 Things You Need to Know to Paddle Safe + Strong
To celebrate the launch of the River Rescue Throw Bag, we asked Hyperlite Mountain Gear ambassador Mark Oates to put together a comprehensive guide to technical paddling—call it packrafting 101. A ...
Gates of the Arctic Backpacking Traverse
Words, Photos and Video by Luc Mehl
The Brooks Range has always intimidated me as a logistical challenge: expensive, remote, cold in the winter and buggy in the summer. But it is the largest swath ...
The Hardest Thru Hike in the World
If not the most difficult, a hike below the rim of the Grand comes close. Learn about Ambassador Rich Rudow’s thru hike & Hyperlite Mountain Gear CEO Mike St. Pierre’s planning & prep for h...
Prepping For a Grand Canyon Thru Hike (a guide to multi-sport expedition planning)
Words by Mike St. Pierre // Photos by Mike St. Pierre & Clay Wadman
Planning and prepping for any major backcountry adventure, whether the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail or a section hi...
