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!
Bikepackrafting Cataract Canyon with Mike Curiak
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ambassador, biking enthusiast and founder of Lace Mine 29, a custom bike wheel company, Mike Curiak has pushed the sport of extreme cycling to new heights, and was nominated...
A Photo Gallery: Climbing, Bikepacking & Packrafting
Doomed: A Hot, Dry Utah Desert Multi-Sport, Packraft & Bikepacking Expedition Ambassador and Photographer Steve “Doom” Fassbinder works for Alpacka Rafts, but we don’t know where he finds the t...
Leave No Trace Principles in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge
Words & Photos by Don Carpenter The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Alaska is a special place. A large and diverse ecosystem of rivers and spruce forests exists on the south sid...
Motivated By The Unknown: A Chat With Adventurer Mike Curiak
Ambassador Mike Curiak is an avid multi-sport adventurer. He just embarked on a packraft adventure with Roman Dial and Brad Meiklejohn, which you can read about here. “Almost everything cool I did...
Pile It On – Packrafting a First Descent in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
Text by Roman Dial, Photos by Mike Curiak Midway through a six-mile, ten-hour day, Brad Meiklejohn asked his packrafting partner, Roman Dial, “What are you going to tell people about this route?” “...
On the Chetco River: A Packrafting Adventure
HMG Ambassador Mike Curiak's passion is mountain biking. He's hand built over 7,000 29" wheels in the last decade. In that time he's ridden over 40,000 trail miles on wheels he's built for himself ...
Packrafting in the Southeast
We love seeing our gear in action. Check out Luc Mehl’s video of his adventures traversing the rivers and mountains around Tennessee. His blog features his packrafting trip on six rivers in the Am...
