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!
Two Peas, Buncha Pods: An Intro to the Nature of Hiking as a Couple
Words & Photos by Tina Haver Currin
Long-distance hiking is all about blood and guts, exposure, and pain. It’s about falling asleep with the sun, drinking beer for breakfast, and proudly knocki...
The Situation is the Boss, Man: A Canoeing Cold War in the Boundary Waters
Words & Photos by Hansi Johnson
The recent GRATEFUL DEAD documentary "Long Strange Trip" featured an interview with one of their roadies from the "Wall of Sound" era–when they used the PA and ...
The Nature of Fine-Tuning: Moving Onward from Summer Into Fall
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ambassador Brad Meiklejohn keeps his downtime to a minimum as he moves through the seasons with time-tested transitional habits.
Brad Meikeljohn has an unquenchable thirst ...
Wet Alders and Still Frozen Toes
Words & Photos by Steve “Doom” Fassbinder
This pack and I have shared and collectively created far too many tales to tell in just one sitting.
From Pakistan to the desert Southwest, Tajikistan ...
A Desert Fish Out of Water
Words & Photos by Rich Rudow
What a South Westerner learned on a week-long Appalachian Trail section hike from Rangeley to Caratunk, Maine.
Roots. Millions, and millions of roots. Within 100 ya...
AN ALASKAN ODYSSEY BY WHEEL AND WATER
Words by Bjorn Olson
Howdy Hyperlite Mountain Gear Blog Readers!
I wanted to introduce myself along with the rest of the small team that will be joining me this fall on a previously un-attempted fa...
