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!
A VACATION OF TREKKING POLES AND A SNORKEL MASK
Words, Photos, and Video by Brett Davis (@bdavis) It was only 30 minutes after I had walked in the door from my final work trip of the year when my partner in life, Diana, interrupted a conversatio...
37.81819, -108.79699: THE COORDINATES OF AN UNEXPECTED ADVENTURE
Words and Photos by Brett Davis & Cody M. Perry For 100 days, we had a drone stranded in some exceptionally rough terrain.
KAT'S GOT YOUR BACK: YOGA FOR SOME LOWER BACK LOVE
Words and Video from Kat Englishman @KathEnglishman In this practice focused on relieving lower back pain on the trail, we’re going to focus on releasing tension in the hips.
Snow Camping
After another year of backpacking, I've drifted towards a new reality...I'm not satisfied.
NEED TO HAVE, WANT TO HAVE: THE ESSENTIALS AND YOUR ESSENTIALS
Words and Photos from Rebecca Sperry It’s no secret that I love hiking and spending time outdoors.
THE SHOULDER POCKET FOR PHOTO NERDS
I have been so excited to get my hands on the Shoulder Pocket.
BLOWING STORMS AND BLOWING MINDS ON ASPEN'S MAROON BELLS FOUR PASS LOOP
For East Coast hiker and Appalachian Trail alum, the call of the West had grown too loud to ignore. Follow Max’s first foray into high-altitude terrain on Colorado’s iconic Four Pass Loop in the Ma...
WHO'S HAD A HAND IN YOUR GEAR? MEET JOSH STEIN
Name: Josh Stein Position at HMG: R&D Research Coordinator Years with HMG: Three Products you’ve worked on:
800 Miles of Beautiful Variety through Arizona!
The Arizona Trail. The “other” AT. The AZT. Whichever way you choose to refer to the Arizona Trail, you are beckoning to a National Scenic Trail that packs a lot of variety in its 800 miles. Spanni...
THE RIDE TO SLIDE ODYSSEY
Words and Photos by Brett Davis @bdavis IG - @brettdavis Thirteen years ago, the idea formed for a self-supported bike-to-ski adventure from my doorstep in Durango, CO, into my backyard of the rugg...
MUST HAVE, SHOULD HAVE, WANNA HAVE: KAITLYN BOYLE
Words and Photos from Kaitlyn Boyle We asked our friends and fellow adventurers across a broad spectrum of outdoor specialties to take a look in their gear piles and pick three items–one for each o...
WHO WE ROLL/SKI/PADDLE/CLIMB WITH: BRETT DAVIS
Meet Brett “BD” Davis: outdoor educator, multisport adventurer, and longtime HMG gear tester. From bikepacking to alpine climbs, learn what drives his journeys—and the gear he trusts to go the dist...
