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!
Gone Light, Part IV: Bring Your Brain & Other Thru-Hiking Tips
Stripped Down With Guest Blogger Annie MacWilliams. This is the last in Annie’s blog series of thru-hiking tips & tricks for women. Bring Your Brain: Really, most backpacking and thru hiking ge...
A Woman in the Woods: First impressions of hiking light
Two months into her hike, Christi “Deva” Holmes finally “Lightened Up!” An avid hiker, Deva embarked on an adventure to hike the AT and, with help from Hyperlite Mountain Gear, she reduced the weig...
Neon, Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail – Segment 7, The Four State Challenge!
By the end of the day, Neon had an entirely brand new setup of equipment free of charge.With the ultralight and rain-proof HMG Windrider 2400 HMG trimmed Neon’s pack weight significantly which shou...
Neon, Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail – (Segment 6)
By the end of the day, Neon had an entirely brand new setup of equipment free of charge.With the ultralight and rain-proof HMG Windrider 2400 HMG trimmed Neon’s pack weight significantly which shou...
Neon, Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail (Segment 5)
One of the people HMG met at this year’s Trail Days festival was a thru-hiker named Brenna (trail name “Neon”). Unfortunately, Brenna had all of her gear stolen from her tent while she was explorin...
Neon, Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail – (Segment 3)
Every year Appalachian Trail (AT) thru hikers, gear heads and dreamers flock to Damascus, Virginia for the annual “Trail Days” festival. This year, Trail Days was held from May 17-19 and attracted...
Neon, Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail – (Segment 2)
Every year Appalachian Trail (AT) thru hikers, gear heads and dreamers flock to Damascus, Virginia for the annual “Trail Days” festival. This year, Trail Days was held from May 17-19 and attracted...
Neon, Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail – (Segment 1)
Neon reports on thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail -- Segment 1
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Hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2013
Hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2013: It’s that time of year when hikers aspiring to set off on the adventure of a lifetime and complete the Appalachian Trail (AT) must begin planning and purchasin...
Katahdin – Northern End of the Appalachian Trail
Another through hike update from our friend “Patches” — End-to-end on the Appalachian Trail (AT) with Hyperlite Mountain Gear Windrider . . . Well, they say that all good things must come to an end...
Christi “Deva” Holmes Finishes the Appalachian Trail
2,181 miles. Done. Maine was by far my favorite state. Having grown up in Maine, I am probably a little biased. Psychologically it was a big boost knowing, “Hey, I really am going to finish this th...
Deva Makes it to Maine with her Ultralight Windrider and Echo Shelter
I made it to Maine! But first, a little about the Whites. I entered the Whites July 11, doing 18 miles over Mt Moosilauke with Porter, Pace, Toto, Crop Duster and Dreamwalker. The view was gorgeous...
