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!

2018 KYLE DEMPSTER SOLO ADVENTURE AWARD OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

2018 KYLE DEMPSTER SOLO ADVENTURE AWARD OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

Salt Lake City, UT (January 15, 2018) – The family and close friends of the late Kyle Dempster, with the support of Outdoor Research, Higher Ground Coffee, Black Diamond, CiloGear, Keen Footwear, P...
Quinn Brett: First Ascents in the Rockies + Expedition to the Garwhal

Quinn Brett: First Ascents in the Rockies + Expedition to the Garwhal

With an unquenchable thirst for adventure, it is no surprise that Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ambassador Quinn Brett is now embarking on yet another expedition to the Garhwal Himalayan region in Northe...
Kurt Ross: The French Route, Mount Hunter

Kurt Ross: The French Route, Mount Hunter

Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ambassador Kurt Ross recently returned from a mega-successful climbing adventure to the Kahiltna Glacier, Denali National Park, Alaska. Please see Part I to read an overview...
Killing it on the Kahiltna Glacier: Kurt Ross’ Climbing Report

Killing it on the Kahiltna Glacier: Kurt Ross’ Climbing Report

This past May Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ambassador Kurt Ross climbed the Southwest Ridge of Mount Francis, the West Face of Kahiltna Queen, an unreported route on the South Face of Peak 12,200, Bacon...
Seth Timpano & The Cotter-Bebie Route

Seth Timpano & The Cotter-Bebie Route

By Seth Timpano, Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ambassador The weather in most of the Pacific Northwest and the Northern Intermountain Regions had been atypical this past winter and late spring. For many ...

Ambassador Spotlight: Bayard Russell

Photo by Anne Skidmore Russell New Hampshire’s mountains may be small compared to Western ranges, but they offer some ferocious terrain and hearty individuals. We recently chatted with hunter, clim...
Skiing the Grand

Skiing the Grand

This week things aligned for some exceptionally good ski mountaineering in the Grand Tetons. Our trip included some excellent adventures with bicycle access in Grand Teton National Park (on a road ...

Hyperlite Mountain Gear: off to Everest!

We’re proud to share the news that cameramen and adventure videographers John Griber and Ed Wardle will be carrying Hyperlite Mountain Gear’s ultralight packs when they climb Mt. Everest to film Jo...

New Athlete! Angela VanWiemeersch

Hyperlite Mountain Gear would like to welcome our newest ambassador.  Bad Ass for sure! “Basically I’m in love with wide open places, and I strive to explore those places to the fullest. Climbing g...
Putting up a new route in Alaska with Ambassador Seth Timpano

Putting up a new route in Alaska with Ambassador Seth Timpano

HMG Ambassador Seth Timpano is a world class mountaineer and guide. He has led him on climbing trips throughout the globe including: Antarctica, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Alaska, Canada, Spain, Franc...
Quinn Brett: Canada Alpine Climbing Tour

Quinn Brett: Canada Alpine Climbing Tour

Quinn Brett joined our team of HMG Ambassadors in Spring 2013. Since then she's been putting our backpacks and shelters through their paces in some of the world's great outdoor playgrounds. Read on...

Climbing in Greenland – Nameless Creek

Earlier this summer Hyperlite Mountain Gear sponsored an expedition by Team Glitterbomb (that's Lizzy Scully, Quinn Brett, Prairie Kearney and John Dickey) to climb unclaimed big walls in Greenland...